Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 350 · 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.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) a bowl
3. 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
5. 5.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) ice (c) powder (d) clear water
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it makes salt (d) it takes much longer
9. 9.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
11. 11.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
13. 13.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) the same jar (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) yeast (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
22. 22.🛟 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
23. 23.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is magnetic
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) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a battery cell
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
32. 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
33. 33.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
35. 35.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) folding paper
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream
38. 38.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone

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