Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 551 · 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 yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) no butter forms (c) more butter forms (d) it turns blue
3. 3.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a mirror (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
7. 7.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) freezing water (c) melting butter (d) dissolving salt
10. 10.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
12. 12.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
16. 16.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
17. 17.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) fat bits stick together (c) the jar adds butter (d) the lid is warm
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
19. 19.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
21. 21.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) cooking an egg
22. 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) dissolving salt (c) cooking an egg (d) browning lemon ink
24. 24.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
26. 26.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
29. 29.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
31. 31.⚖️ 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) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
32. 32.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it is much faster (d) it takes much longer
33. 33.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
35. 35.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
39. 39.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) cheese

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