Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 648 · 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: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) a timer
3. 3.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
5. 5.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it turns pink (c) it makes salt (d) it is much faster
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
9. 9.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so it gets hot
10. 10.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) fat bits stick together (c) the jar adds butter (d) shaking adds salt
11. 11.🔮 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
12. 12.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
13. 13.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) a battery cell
15. 15.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) the amount of cream (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
18. 18.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
20. 20.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) lumps of butter (c) clear water only (d) bubbles of gas
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
28. 28.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) cheese (d) still runny cream
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) cold water to rinse (c) yeast (d) a mirror
37. 37.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False

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