Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 449 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) turmeric powder
4. 4.🛟 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
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the jar adds butter (c) the lid is warm (d) shaking adds salt
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) dissolving salt (d) folding paper
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
12. 12.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) lumps of butter (c) sugar crystals (d) clear water only
13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) folding paper
14. 14.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) no butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) more butter forms
16. 16.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.⚖️ 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 same jar
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
30. 30.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
32. 32.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a battery cell (d) a timer
34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
35. 35.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
36. 36.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it turns pink (c) it is much faster (d) it makes salt
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
39. 39.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False

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