Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 673 · 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.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) buttermilk (d) honey
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) more butter forms (d) no butter forms
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a magnet
5. 5.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) a timer
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) fresh cream
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a bowl
11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
12. 12.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) the amount of cream
15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
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) False (b) True
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) the same jar
18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
20. 20.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it is much faster (d) it takes much longer
22. 22.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
24. 24.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) browning lemon ink
26. 26.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
29. 29.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) folding paper
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
40. 40.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is magnetic (c) it will not break (d) it is hotter

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