Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 713 · 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) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
2. 2.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
4. 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
5. 5.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the jar adds butter (c) shaking adds salt (d) the lid is warm
6. 6.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
7. 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a battery cell (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
11. 11.⚖️ 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
12. 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) butter lumps (d) cheese
14. 14.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
15. 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter (d) the same jar
17. 17.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) the same jar
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) folding paper (d) cooking an egg
19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) folding paper
20. 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
21. 21.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) dissolving salt (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
24. 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
25. 25.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) vinegar (c) honey (d) oil
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
27. 27.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) milk turning to curd (c) freezing water (d) folding paper
33. 33.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it makes salt (c) it takes much longer (d) it turns pink
34. 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
35. 35.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
37. 37.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
38. 38.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.⚖️ 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
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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