Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 141 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a battery cell
2. 2.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it makes salt (d) it takes much longer
3. 3.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) powder (c) clear water (d) ice
4. 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) folding paper
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
6. 6.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
7. 7.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) the same jar (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
10. 10.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) honey (c) vinegar (d) buttermilk
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) rusting iron
15. 15.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
17. 17.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a bowl (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) freezing water (c) milk turning to curd (d) baking a cake
22. 22.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) melting ice
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) rusting iron (d) browning lemon ink
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
29. 29.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
32. 32.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
37. 37.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) the lid is warm (c) fat bits stick together (d) shaking adds salt
38. 38.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream

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