Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 439 · 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? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a timer
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) a timer
10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
11. 11.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) bubbles of gas (c) lumps of butter (d) sugar crystals
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
15. 15.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
17. 17.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream
20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
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.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) honey (c) oil (d) vinegar
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) rusting iron (c) freezing water (d) folding paper
29. 29.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
30. 30.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
32. 32.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
35. 35.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the cream temperature
37. 37.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it makes salt (c) it takes much longer (d) it is much faster
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake (d) the amount of cream
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron

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