Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 821 · 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.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it takes much longer (c) it makes salt (d) it is much faster
2. 2.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
3. 3.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
5. 5.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧺 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 bowl (d) a battery cell
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
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 cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter (d) the amount of cream
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) browning lemon ink (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
12. 12.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
13. 13.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the same jar (d) how hard we shake
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) clear water only (c) sugar crystals (d) lumps of butter
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a mirror (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
19. 19.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) dissolving salt (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
25. 25.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is heavier (d) it is magnetic
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) cheese (d) still runny cream
28. 28.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) ice (d) thick whipped cream
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
31. 31.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (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 keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a magnet
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a magnet
37. 37.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream

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