Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 473 · 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) milk turning to curd
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
5. 5.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the lid is warm (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter
6. 6.🛟 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
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) the same jar
8. 8.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so cream does not spill (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
9. 9.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) clear water (c) ice (d) powder
12. 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
13. 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a magnet (c) a timer (d) a bowl
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) yeast (d) a bowl
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
18. 18.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) lumps of butter (c) sugar crystals (d) bubbles of gas
19. 19.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.⚖️ 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) the same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream
27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
28. 28.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) it turns blue
34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
35. 35.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
39. 39.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice

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