Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

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

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