Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 698 · 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.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) no butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) it turns blue
3. 3.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) folding paper
5. 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
6. 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) a bowl
7. 7.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
9. 9.⚖️ 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
10. 10.🔮 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
11. 11.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
12. 12.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so cream does not spill (c) so air gets out (d) so it gets hot
15. 15.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
16. 16.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
19. 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a battery cell (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
20. 20.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
21. 21.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
22. 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
25. 25.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) the jar adds butter (c) shaking adds salt (d) fat bits stick together
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
28. 28.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it is magnetic (d) it will not break
29. 29.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) bubbles of gas (c) clear water only (d) lumps of butter
30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
31. 31.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a magnet
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
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.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.⚖️ 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
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) cold water to rinse
39. 39.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) oil (c) honey (d) vinegar
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a bowl (c) yeast (d) a balloon

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