Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 598 · 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.⚖️ 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
2. 2.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔮 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
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
7. 7.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter
8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
9. 9.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) ice
11. 11.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
19. 19.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.⚖️ 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
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
25. 25.⚖️ 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
26. 26.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
29. 29.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it is much faster (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer
30. 30.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.🧺 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 magnet
32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) dissolving salt
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
35. 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
36. 36.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
38. 38.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
40. 40.⚖️ 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 same jar (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature

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