Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 798 · 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) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a magnet
2. 2.🔮 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
3. 3.⚖️ 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
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
6. 6.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) ice (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
7. 7.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it turns pink (c) it makes salt (d) it takes much longer
9. 9.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
11. 11.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) folding paper
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
14. 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
15. 15.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
17. 17.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
19. 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
20. 20.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
22. 22.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
26. 26.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
27. 27.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) lumps of butter (c) clear water only (d) bubbles of gas
29. 29.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
32. 32.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
34. 34.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the lid is warm (c) shaking adds salt (d) the jar adds butter
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) the amount of cream (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
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 change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder

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