Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 549 · 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.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it is much faster (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) a bowl
3. 3.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) no butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) it turns blue
5. 5.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) the jar adds butter (c) fat bits stick together (d) shaking adds salt
6. 6.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
12. 12.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) yeast (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
15. 15.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) lumps of butter (c) bubbles of gas (d) clear water only
17. 17.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
18. 18.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) baking a cake
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
22. 22.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
23. 23.🧺 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) fresh cream
24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
25. 25.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) rusting iron
29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
30. 30.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
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.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
37. 37.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) folding paper
40. 40.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream

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