Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 216 · 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) it turns to cheese (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
2. 2.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) ice (c) clear water (d) powder
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
5. 5.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
6. 6.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) baking a cake (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
10. 10.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
14. 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
15. 15.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
16. 16.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
19. 19.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) the same jar
21. 21.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
22. 22.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) the lid is warm (c) shaking adds salt (d) fat bits stick together
24. 24.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) cheese (c) butter lumps (d) ghee
25. 25.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) a bowl
34. 34.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron
37. 37.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) a timer
40. 40.🔍 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

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