Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 762 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
3. 3.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so air gets out (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
6. 6.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) clear water only (c) lumps of butter (d) sugar crystals
7. 7.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the same jar
12. 12.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
14. 14.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) more butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) it turns blue
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter (d) the same jar
18. 18.⚖️ 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
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
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) how hard we shake
21. 21.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) powder (c) clear water (d) ice
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) folding paper
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream
29. 29.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) yeast
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a battery cell
37. 37.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it takes much longer (c) it makes salt (d) it turns pink
38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
39. 39.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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