Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 859 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
3. 3.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
4. 4.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) clear water (c) ice (d) powder
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron
7. 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
9. 9.🧺 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
10. 10.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a balloon
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
13. 13.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) vinegar (c) honey (d) oil
17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
18. 18.⚖️ 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) the same jar (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
19. 19.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it takes much longer (c) it is much faster (d) it turns pink
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
25. 25.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) it turns blue (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
26. 26.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
28. 28.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) shaking adds salt (c) the jar adds butter (d) the lid is warm
29. 29.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
30. 30.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a magnet
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
34. 34.True or false: a magnet 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 cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse

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