Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 868 · 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.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) still runny cream (c) butter lumps (d) ghee
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) the amount of cream
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a mirror (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
6. 6.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake
15. 15.🧈 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
16. 16.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it takes much longer (c) it makes salt (d) it turns pink
17. 17.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) a magnet
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
21. 21.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
22. 22.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) folding paper
24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
25. 25.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a balloon
27. 27.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
30. 30.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a bowl
33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
35. 35.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) sugar crystals (c) lumps of butter (d) clear water only
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a timer
37. 37.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
40. 40.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True

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