Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 680 · 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: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) yeast (d) fresh cream
4. 4.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.🛟 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) folding paper
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) butter lumps (c) ghee (d) cheese
10. 10.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
12. 12.🛟 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
13. 13.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it is much faster (c) it takes much longer (d) it turns pink
14. 14.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) clear water only (c) sugar crystals (d) lumps of butter
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
18. 18.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a timer
25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) a timer
28. 28.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) oil (c) buttermilk (d) vinegar
29. 29.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the lid is warm (c) the jar adds butter (d) shaking adds salt
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
32. 32.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) a balloon
34. 34.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) how hard we shake
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron

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