Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 476 · 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) no butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) more butter forms
2. 2.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) rusting iron (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
10. 10.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) butter lumps (d) cheese
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
12. 12.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
14. 14.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
18. 18.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
22. 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
24. 24.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) bubbles of gas (c) clear water only (d) lumps of butter
25. 25.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
29. 29.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) fat bits stick together (c) the jar adds butter (d) the lid is warm
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a balloon
33. 33.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) ice (d) thick whipped cream
34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
35. 35.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it takes much longer (c) it turns pink (d) it makes salt
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter
39. 39.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same

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