Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 463 · 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.🔮 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
2. 2.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) butter lumps (c) ghee (d) cheese
5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
6. 6.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
9. 9.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
15. 15.⚖️ 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 same jar (d) the amount of cream
16. 16.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
17. 17.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
20. 20.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it is much faster (d) it takes much longer
21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
22. 22.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.🧈 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
25. 25.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder
27. 27.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
29. 29.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) thick whipped cream (d) powder
30. 30.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is magnetic
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) turmeric powder (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) the amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) baking a cake
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a bowl (d) turmeric powder
38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
39. 39.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same

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