Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 671 · 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.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) ghee
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
3. 3.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a battery cell (c) a bowl (d) turmeric powder
4. 4.⚖️ 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
5. 5.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) dissolving salt (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) rusting iron (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) yeast (d) a timer
10. 10.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
11. 11.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
13. 13.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
15. 15.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) vinegar (c) honey (d) buttermilk
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) it turns to cheese
18. 18.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
23. 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) fresh cream
24. 24.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
26. 26.⚖️ 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
27. 27.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) rusting iron (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
30. 30.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake
32. 32.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
33. 33.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
38. 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
39. 39.🔮 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
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False

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