Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 701 · 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 timer is not 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) a magnet (c) a timer (d) a bowl
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
4. 4.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) thick whipped cream (c) ice (d) powder
5. 5.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it is magnetic (d) it will not break
6. 6.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) time to make butter (d) the amount of cream
7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
10. 10.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) a timer
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a battery cell
14. 14.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) no butter forms (c) more butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) turmeric powder
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream
21. 21.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
26. 26.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) rusting iron (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
31. 31.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron
37. 37.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
38. 38.⚖️ 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
39. 39.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it makes salt (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer

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