Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 491 · 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.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
2. 2.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) melting butter
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
5. 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) the amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) folding paper
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) a balloon
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) more butter forms (d) it turns blue
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🛟 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
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
14. 14.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
16. 16.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a timer (c) a magnet (d) yeast
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
19. 19.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) oil (c) vinegar (d) buttermilk
20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
24. 24.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
28. 28.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) a timer
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) freezing water (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
37. 37.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) fat bits stick together (c) the lid is warm (d) the jar adds butter
38. 38.🔮 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
39. 39.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same

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