Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 552 · 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.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) a balloon
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) a timer
6. 6.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) turmeric powder
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
14. 14.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
21. 21.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) rusting iron (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
26. 26.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
27. 27.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) lumps of butter (c) clear water only (d) sugar crystals
28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt
29. 29.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a timer (c) a magnet (d) a balloon
31. 31.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the jar adds butter (c) fat bits stick together (d) the lid is warm
32. 32.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) ice (c) thick whipped cream (d) clear water
33. 33.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) folding paper
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
37. 37.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it makes salt (d) it takes much longer
38. 38.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) the same jar

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