Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 533 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) folding paper
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) yeast
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) yeast
6. 6.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
9. 9.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
14. 14.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) shaking adds salt (c) the jar adds butter (d) the lid is warm
15. 15.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) folding paper
18. 18.🛟 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
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) fresh cream
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a mirror (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
21. 21.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
23. 23.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) no butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) more butter forms
25. 25.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
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) False (b) True
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) cheese (c) butter lumps (d) ghee
28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
29. 29.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) rusting iron
31. 31.🔮 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
32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
36. 36.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) time to make butter
37. 37.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) ice (c) clear water (d) powder
38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
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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