Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 675 · 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) honey (b) oil (c) vinegar (d) buttermilk
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) the lid is warm (c) shaking adds salt (d) fat bits stick together
4. 4.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
5. 5.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) no butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) it turns blue
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) turmeric powder
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a timer
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid 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) folding paper (d) baking a cake
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
15. 15.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
16. 16.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
19. 19.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
22. 22.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 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
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) cheese
25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
26. 26.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how hard we shake (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
32. 32.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
34. 34.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
36. 36.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
40. 40.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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