Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 469 · 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: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it makes salt (c) it is much faster (d) it turns pink
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) more butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) no butter forms
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) yeast (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
9. 9.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
11. 11.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
16. 16.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) the same jar
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a balloon (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
19. 19.🛟 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
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
22. 22.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) buttermilk (c) honey (d) oil
24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
25. 25.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
26. 26.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the jar adds butter (c) fat bits stick together (d) the lid is warm
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) baking a cake
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
33. 33.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
39. 39.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake

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