Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 968 · 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? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) more butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) no butter forms
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a timer (d) a magnet
5. 5.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🛟 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
9. 9.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.⚖️ 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
13. 13.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) folding paper
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
17. 17.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) buttermilk (c) oil (d) honey
19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
20. 20.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) a bowl
23. 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) milk turning to curd
28. 28.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
30. 30.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
36. 36.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) fat bits stick together (c) the jar adds butter (d) the lid is warm
40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone

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