Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 410 · 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.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bowl (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
3. 3.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a battery cell (d) a bowl
10. 10.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
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 timer (d) a magnet
14. 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
15. 15.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
18. 18.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
21. 21.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) it turns to cheese
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) a timer
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
28. 28.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) buttermilk (d) honey
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
30. 30.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it takes much longer (c) it turns pink (d) it is much faster
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) milk turning to curd (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
32. 32.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
33. 33.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it is magnetic (d) it will not break
35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) folding paper
36. 36.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
38. 38.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) shaking adds salt (c) the jar adds butter (d) the lid is warm
40. 40.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False

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