Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 917 · 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: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the jar adds butter (c) fat bits stick together (d) the lid is warm
4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
5. 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) folding paper
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) still runny cream (c) ghee (d) butter lumps
8. 8.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) browning lemon ink (d) dissolving salt
10. 10.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream (d) how hard we shake
11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water
15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
16. 16.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it is much faster (c) it makes salt (d) it turns pink
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
19. 19.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.🛟 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
22. 22.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) buttermilk (c) honey (d) vinegar
23. 23.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
24. 24.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) folding paper
26. 26.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) clear water only (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
28. 28.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bowl (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
39. 39.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) thick whipped cream (c) ice (d) powder
40. 40.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True

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