Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 505 · 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.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting butter
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) a bowl
5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
6. 6.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the lid is warm (c) the jar adds butter (d) fat bits stick together
7. 7.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
9. 9.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
11. 11.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
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.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
18. 18.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) butter lumps
19. 19.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) oil (c) buttermilk (d) vinegar
20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) how hard we shake
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
24. 24.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
25. 25.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water
27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
29. 29.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) clear water only (c) lumps of butter (d) bubbles of gas
30. 30.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
33. 33.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) ice (c) clear water (d) powder
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
38. 38.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone

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