Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 71 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
3. 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
4. 4.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) folding paper
7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
8. 8.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
11. 11.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it takes much longer (c) it is much faster (d) it turns pink
14. 14.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
16. 16.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a mirror
18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) milk turning to curd (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) folding paper
22. 22.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
25. 25.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
26. 26.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) buttermilk (c) honey (d) oil
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) clear water
31. 31.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) bubbles of gas (c) lumps of butter (d) sugar crystals
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
38. 38.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so air gets out

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