Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 856 · 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: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
2. 2.🧺 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 magnet (d) cold water to rinse
3. 3.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) bubbles of gas (c) clear water only (d) lumps of butter
4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
5. 5.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🔮 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
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
13. 13.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is hotter
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a battery cell (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
15. 15.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
18. 18.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) the lid is warm (c) fat bits stick together (d) shaking adds salt
19. 19.⚖️ 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) the same jar (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (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 kept the same. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) a balloon
30. 30.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) yeast
37. 37.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter (d) the amount of cream
40. 40.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed

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