Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 670 · 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? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
2. 2.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
4. 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
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.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is hotter (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
7. 7.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
9. 9.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
10. 10.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it turns pink (c) it makes salt (d) it takes much longer
11. 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
12. 12.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) powder (c) clear water (d) thick whipped cream
13. 13.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) a bowl
15. 15.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
17. 17.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
20. 20.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
21. 21.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) clear water only (c) sugar crystals (d) bubbles of gas
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a magnet
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) False (b) True
24. 24.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) yeast
26. 26.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
28. 28.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
32. 32.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
33. 33.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) fresh cream
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
38. 38.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) False (b) True

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