Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 244 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
2. 2.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is heavier (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) melting ice
5. 5.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) milk turning to curd (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
7. 7.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) lumps of butter (d) bubbles of gas
8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
10. 10.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) honey (c) vinegar (d) oil
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) folding paper
12. 12.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
13. 13.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so cream does not spill (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
14. 14.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
15. 15.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the jar adds butter (c) the lid is warm (d) fat bits stick together
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
17. 17.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
19. 19.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) cheese (d) still runny cream
21. 21.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) powder (c) clear water (d) thick whipped cream
23. 23.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
24. 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
25. 25.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
26. 26.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a balloon
31. 31.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it makes salt (c) it is much faster (d) it takes much longer
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
36. 36.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) browning lemon ink (d) folding paper
38. 38.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
40. 40.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False

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