Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 444 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
4. 4.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) lumps of butter (c) bubbles of gas (d) clear water only
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) a bowl
6. 6.🧺 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) turmeric powder
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) fat bits stick together (c) shaking adds salt (d) the jar adds butter
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) cheese
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
12. 12.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it gets hot (d) so air gets out
13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a balloon (c) turmeric powder (d) a battery cell
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
17. 17.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a balloon
22. 22.⚖️ 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
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) how hard we shake
24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) baking a cake
26. 26.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) powder (c) clear water (d) ice
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
28. 28.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
30. 30.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) it turns to cheese
31. 31.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
33. 33.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
35. 35.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
38. 38.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) vinegar (c) buttermilk (d) honey
39. 39.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper

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