Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 690 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) dissolving salt
2. 2.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature
3. 3.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) no butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
4. 4.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
5. 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) cooking an egg (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
9. 9.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it makes salt (c) it is much faster (d) it takes much longer
13. 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) yeast
14. 14.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
16. 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a battery cell (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a balloon
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.⚖️ 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
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) a magnet
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
26. 26.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) buttermilk (c) vinegar (d) oil
27. 27.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) lumps of butter (c) sugar crystals (d) clear water only
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
34. 34.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) a mirror (d) fresh cream
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
40. 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False

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