Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

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

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