Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 495 · 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 battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) yeast
2. 2.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
4. 4.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is heavier (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) still runny cream (c) butter lumps (d) ghee
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
8. 8.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
15. 15.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so it gets hot
17. 17.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) vinegar (c) oil (d) honey
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
21. 21.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚖️ 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) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) dissolving salt (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
27. 27.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) rusting iron (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
29. 29.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a battery cell (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
32. 32.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
36. 36.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) ice (d) thick whipped cream
37. 37.🔮 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
38. 38.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it takes much longer (c) it turns pink (d) it is much faster
39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False

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