Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 573 · 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: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
3. 3.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) more butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) no butter forms
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) yeast (d) cold water to rinse
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
7. 7.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) vinegar (c) honey (d) buttermilk
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) sugar crystals (c) lumps of butter (d) clear water only
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) folding paper (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) fresh cream
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
19. 19.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it takes much longer (d) it is much faster
20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) rusting iron
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
22. 22.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a mirror
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
32. 32.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
34. 34.🛟 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
35. 35.🧺 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) a bowl
36. 36.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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