Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 59 · 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.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the lid is warm (c) the jar adds butter (d) shaking adds salt
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a mirror
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
6. 6.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) a timer (d) a balloon
8. 8.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) it turns blue (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
10. 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) yeast
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
13. 13.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so cream does not spill
14. 14.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
16. 16.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) clear water (d) powder
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a mirror (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
21. 21.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
24. 24.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) folding paper (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
25. 25.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) bubbles of gas (c) sugar crystals (d) clear water only
26. 26.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
27. 27.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
28. 28.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
31. 31.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) vinegar (c) honey (d) oil
32. 32.⚖️ 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 same jar
33. 33.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) folding paper (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
38. 38.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
40. 40.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature

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