Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 405 · 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.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
3. 3.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so cream does not spill (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
5. 5.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) clear water only (c) sugar crystals (d) lumps of butter
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
8. 8.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) the cream temperature
9. 9.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
12. 12.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (d) the same jar
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
14. 14.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it makes salt (c) it turns pink (d) it is much faster
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) no butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) more butter forms
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it is magnetic (d) it will not break
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) the same jar
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) fresh cream
25. 25.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron
28. 28.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) turmeric powder
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the lid is warm
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) baking a cake (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
35. 35.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
37. 37.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
39. 39.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone

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