Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 521 · 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.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
2. 2.⚖️ 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
3. 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) more butter forms (c) no butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
8. 8.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) browning lemon ink (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
13. 13.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a magnet (d) a timer
15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🛟 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
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
19. 19.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the jar adds butter (c) shaking adds salt (d) the lid is warm
20. 20.⚖️ 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
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) yeast
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
23. 23.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
25. 25.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) ice (c) thick whipped cream (d) clear water
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
27. 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
29. 29.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
30. 30.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) bubbles of gas (c) sugar crystals (d) lumps of butter
31. 31.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
33. 33.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) the same jar (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
35. 35.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it is magnetic (d) it will not break
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) turmeric powder
37. 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
38. 38.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a balloon

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