Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 124 · 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 kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the same jar
2. 2.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) ice (c) thick whipped cream (d) powder
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
4. 4.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
6. 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) a timer (d) a bowl
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
9. 9.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.⚖️ 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) time to make butter
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the jar adds butter (c) shaking adds salt (d) the lid is warm
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
21. 21.🛟 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
22. 22.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
26. 26.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) yeast
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
33. 33.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it makes salt (c) it is much faster (d) it takes much longer
34. 34.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
36. 36.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) still runny cream (c) ghee (d) butter lumps
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) cold water to rinse (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
38. 38.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) it turns blue (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
39. 39.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False

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