Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

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

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