Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 514 · 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.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
3. 3.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) turmeric powder
7. 7.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
9. 9.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) fat bits stick together (c) shaking adds salt (d) the lid is warm
10. 10.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
11. 11.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) buttermilk (c) honey (d) vinegar
14. 14.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) clear water
15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
17. 17.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a battery cell (d) a jar with a tight lid
20. 20.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) time to make butter
21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
22. 22.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
26. 26.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it makes salt (c) it turns pink (d) it is much faster
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) how hard we shake
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is magnetic
30. 30.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
33. 33.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a bowl (d) a magnet
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
36. 36.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
37. 37.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt

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