← Butter from shaking cream lesson New set →

Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 360 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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.

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

Answer key

  1. True
  2. False
  3. cooking an egg
  4. how hard we shake
  5. a magnet
  6. not needed
  7. the same jar
  8. True
  9. can be undone
  10. not needed
  11. we keep it the same
  12. a bowl
  13. cannot be undone
  14. needed
  15. melting ice
  16. lumps of butter
  17. time to make butter
  18. browning lemon ink
  19. True
  20. browning lemon ink
  21. a battery cell
  22. True
  23. needed
  24. no butter forms
  25. False
  26. it will not break
  27. thick whipped cream
  28. a balloon
  29. dissolving salt
  30. cannot be undone
  31. milk turning to curd
  32. so cream does not spill
  33. freezing water
  34. it takes much longer
  35. cannot be undone
  36. fresh cream
  37. a magnet
  38. False
  39. still runny cream
  40. rusting iron

Free science experiments lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/science-experiments-for-kids