Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 515 · 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) a magnet (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
2. 2.🔍 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
3. 3.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) the same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) melting ice
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) no butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) more butter forms
9. 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
10. 10.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
12. 12.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) cold water to rinse
14. 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a mirror
16. 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) browning lemon ink (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
18. 18.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
19. 19.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) dissolving salt (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
22. 22.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) fresh cream (d) yeast
24. 24.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it makes salt (c) it is much faster (d) it turns pink
25. 25.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
27. 27.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) honey (c) oil (d) vinegar
28. 28.🛟 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
29. 29.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
31. 31.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) ice (d) thick whipped cream
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
33. 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a timer
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) rusting iron
35. 35.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) freezing water (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a mirror (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a battery cell (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
39. 39.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed

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