Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 595 · 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 is much faster (b) it turns pink (c) it makes salt (d) it takes much longer
2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
4. 4.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) ice (c) thick whipped cream (d) clear water
5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
6. 6.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
8. 8.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
9. 9.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it is magnetic (d) it will not break
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
11. 11.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
17. 17.⚖️ 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
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a timer
19. 19.🧺 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 mirror (d) a timer
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
21. 21.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) it turns to cheese (d) more butter forms
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) dissolving salt
24. 24.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) lumps of butter (c) sugar crystals (d) clear water only
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.⚖️ 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
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 keep it the same (c) we change it
29. 29.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so air gets out
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) a balloon
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
35. 35.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) buttermilk (c) honey (d) oil
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a timer
37. 37.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False

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