Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 991 · 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.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) no butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
2. 2.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) thick whipped cream (c) clear water (d) ice
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
4. 4.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) the lid is warm (c) shaking adds salt (d) fat bits stick together
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) yeast
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) bubbles of gas (c) sugar crystals (d) lumps of butter
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) folding paper (d) browning lemon ink
14. 14.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
17. 17.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) folding paper (d) browning lemon ink
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter
21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
22. 22.🔮 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 turns pink (d) it makes salt
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
25. 25.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
27. 27.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
28. 28.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream
29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
30. 30.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) buttermilk (d) honey
31. 31.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) rusting iron (c) melting ice (d) folding paper
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
38. 38.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water

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