Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 623 · 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 “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
3. 3.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) buttermilk (d) honey
5. 5.🔮 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
6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
7. 7.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) bubbles of gas (c) sugar crystals (d) lumps of butter
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
12. 12.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream
15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
16. 16.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) thick whipped cream (d) powder
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) yeast
20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water
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 keep it the same (c) we change it
22. 22.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a balloon
29. 29.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) folding paper
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a timer
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
35. 35.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
38. 38.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a magnet
40. 40.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps

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