Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 647 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a balloon
2. 2.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
3. 3.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) bubbles of gas (c) lumps of butter (d) clear water only
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a magnet (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
6. 6.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) dissolving salt (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) cheese (c) butter lumps (d) ghee
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
11. 11.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) folding paper
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
15. 15.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) folding paper (d) browning lemon ink
20. 20.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (d) the amount of cream
21. 21.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting butter (d) melting ice
26. 26.🧺 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 battery cell (d) fresh cream
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) more butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) it turns blue
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⚖️ 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
30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
31. 31.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
35. 35.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it takes much longer (c) it is much faster (d) it makes salt
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) cold water to rinse (d) yeast
38. 38.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) thick whipped cream (d) ice
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False

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