Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 474 · 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) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a balloon
2. 2.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it takes much longer (c) it is much faster (d) it turns pink
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
4. 4.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter (d) the amount of cream
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) freezing water (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 cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
9. 9.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) lumps of butter (c) bubbles of gas (d) clear water only
10. 10.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) milk turning to curd (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
17. 17.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it gets hot (d) so it turns yellow
18. 18.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
20. 20.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake
21. 21.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
25. 25.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
29. 29.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) it turns blue (d) more butter forms
30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) milk turning to curd (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) a balloon
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) powder (c) clear water (d) thick whipped cream
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) folding paper (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
37. 37.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the lid is warm (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter

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