Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 147 · 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 stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it makes salt (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer
4. 4.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) the cream temperature
5. 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a balloon
8. 8.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) clear water only (c) sugar crystals (d) lumps of butter
11. 11.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) a magnet
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
15. 15.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
17. 17.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) thick whipped cream (d) ice
18. 18.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
22. 22.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) milk turning to curd (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
26. 26.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) a timer (d) a balloon
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) how hard we shake
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) rusting iron (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it gets hot (d) so it turns yellow
33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
34. 34.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) yeast
37. 37.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
39. 39.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) dissolving salt (d) browning lemon ink

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