Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 427 · 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 what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) how hard we shake (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a mirror (d) a timer
10. 10.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) folding paper
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) it turns blue (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
18. 18.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) lumps of butter (c) clear water only (d) sugar crystals
20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter
23. 23.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) clear water
24. 24.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
27. 27.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
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.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
32. 32.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
33. 33.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) shaking adds salt (c) the lid is warm (d) the jar adds butter
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) a timer
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
36. 36.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
37. 37.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is heavier (d) it is magnetic
38. 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a battery cell (d) a bowl

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