Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 920 · 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: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
4. 4.🛟 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
5. 5.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) the same jar
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream
11. 11.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) rusting iron
14. 14.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (d) the amount of cream
15. 15.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
22. 22.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it turns pink (c) it is much faster (d) it makes salt
23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
24. 24.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) vinegar (c) buttermilk (d) honey
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter
27. 27.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) thick whipped cream (d) ice
28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) yeast (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🧺 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
35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
36. 36.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
40. 40.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True

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