Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 707 · 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 of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) freezing water (c) cooking an egg (d) browning lemon ink
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) it turns to cheese (d) no butter forms
3. 3.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
4. 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) the amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
11. 11.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) ice
15. 15.🔍 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
16. 16.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
18. 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
19. 19.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream
22. 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
23. 23.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) buttermilk (c) vinegar (d) honey
24. 24.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) turmeric powder
26. 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
27. 27.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) cheese (c) butter lumps (d) ghee
28. 28.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
31. 31.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
32. 32.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
33. 33.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a magnet
35. 35.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
37. 37.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
38. 38.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it makes salt (c) it turns pink (d) it is much faster
39. 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) rusting iron
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) yeast

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