Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 487 · 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.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
4. 4.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
5. 5.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
9. 9.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter (d) the amount of cream
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
18. 18.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it turns pink (c) it makes salt (d) it takes much longer
19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
21. 21.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
23. 23.🧈 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
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
25. 25.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) more butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
27. 27.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is heavier (c) it is hotter (d) it is magnetic
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) a timer
29. 29.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) sugar crystals (c) clear water only (d) bubbles of gas
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a mirror (d) cold water to rinse
39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake

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