Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 340 · 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.🛟 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
2. 2.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
4. 4.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) fat bits stick together (c) shaking adds salt (d) the lid is warm
5. 5.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) yeast (d) cold water to rinse
7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) rusting iron
8. 8.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it takes much longer (c) it turns pink (d) it makes salt
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
12. 12.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
14. 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) a bowl
16. 16.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
17. 17.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
20. 20.⚖️ 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 amount of cream
21. 21.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
29. 29.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
31. 31.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) clear water only (c) sugar crystals (d) lumps of butter
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.True or false: baking a cake 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? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
39. 39.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone

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