Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 82 · 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.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
2. 2.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) ice (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
4. 4.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) clear water only (c) bubbles of gas (d) sugar crystals
5. 5.🧺 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
6. 6.🛟 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
7. 7.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the lid is warm (c) the jar adds butter (d) fat bits stick together
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter
11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
13. 13.🛟 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
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a bowl
15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
16. 16.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
24. 24.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) honey (c) vinegar (d) oil
25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
26. 26.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) yeast (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
29. 29.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) folding paper
33. 33.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) butter lumps
35. 35.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it makes salt (d) it takes much longer
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
38. 38.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False

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