Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 63 · 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? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
2. 2.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
3. 3.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) fat bits stick together (c) the lid is warm (d) shaking adds salt
4. 4.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) a battery cell
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
8. 8.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) vinegar (c) honey (d) buttermilk
9. 9.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) turmeric powder
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
20. 20.🧺 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) a bowl
21. 21.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) no butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) more butter forms
25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
26. 26.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) melting butter
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
35. 35.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a magnet
37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
40. 40.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (d) how hard we shake

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