Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 264 · 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.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) browning lemon ink
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
3. 3.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) clear water only (c) lumps of butter (d) sugar crystals
4. 4.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the lid is warm (c) the jar adds butter (d) fat bits stick together
5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
6. 6.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) still runny cream (c) ghee (d) butter lumps
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
9. 9.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
10. 10.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) ice
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) more butter forms (c) no butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
14. 14.🛟 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
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) turmeric powder
16. 16.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
19. 19.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
21. 21.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) yeast
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) the amount of cream
24. 24.⚖️ 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) the same jar (c) time to make butter (d) the amount of cream
25. 25.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) honey (c) oil (d) buttermilk
26. 26.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
28. 28.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
29. 29.🔮 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
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) yeast (d) a magnet
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
32. 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) browning lemon ink
37. 37.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
38. 38.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl

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