Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 687 · 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 magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) honey (d) buttermilk
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a balloon
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) no butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) dissolving salt
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a mirror (d) cold water to rinse
14. 14.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
19. 19.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a mirror
21. 21.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
23. 23.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
27. 27.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) the same jar
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a balloon
33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
34. 34.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) browning lemon ink
38. 38.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) clear water only (c) lumps of butter (d) bubbles of gas

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