Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 419 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
2. 2.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
3. 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
4. 4.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) the lid is warm (c) shaking adds salt (d) fat bits stick together
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
6. 6.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) more butter forms (d) no butter forms
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) browning lemon ink (d) folding paper
10. 10.🧺 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) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) rusting iron (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water
14. 14.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🛟 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
16. 16.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) a bowl
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
21. 21.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) lumps of butter (d) bubbles of gas
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
23. 23.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a mirror (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon
30. 30.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
34. 34.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
35. 35.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
39. 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
40. 40.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False

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