Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 486 · 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.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) ghee
2. 2.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.🛟 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
7. 7.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) ice (d) thick whipped cream
9. 9.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it will not break (c) it is heavier (d) it is magnetic
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) dissolving salt
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a magnet
13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) folding paper (d) browning lemon ink
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a battery cell (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
15. 15.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
18. 18.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) a timer
20. 20.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
24. 24.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
28. 28.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a battery cell
31. 31.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
36. 36.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet

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