Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 400 · 40 questions

What you do (Shake till it clumps): 1. Fill the jar only one-third full of fresh cream. 2. Screw the lid on tightly. 3. Shake hard, taking turns, for 10–15 minutes. 4. When lumps form, pour off the buttermilk and rinse the butter in cold water.

1. 1.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) the same jar
2. 2.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) thick whipped cream (c) clear water (d) ice
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
5. 5.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
6. 6.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it makes salt (c) it takes much longer (d) it turns pink
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) how hard we shake (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
9. 9.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a mirror (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
11. 11.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
15. 15.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the lid is warm (c) the jar adds butter (d) shaking adds salt
16. 16.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
19. 19.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
25. 25.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a battery cell (d) a timer
31. 31.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) melting butter
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder
35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter

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