Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 657 · 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 is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
2. 2.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a battery cell
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
7. 7.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
14. 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
17. 17.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
18. 18.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so air gets out
19. 19.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
20. 20.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the lid is warm (c) shaking adds salt (d) the jar adds butter
22. 22.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
23. 23.🔮 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
24. 24.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) yeast
27. 27.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
28. 28.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) yeast
30. 30.⚖️ 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
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) cold water to rinse
32. 32.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) powder (c) ice (d) clear water
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
36. 36.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (d) time to make butter
37. 37.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) sugar crystals (c) bubbles of gas (d) clear water only
38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) a timer
40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone

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