Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 721 · 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 shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) no butter forms (b) it turns to cheese (c) more butter forms (d) it turns blue
2. 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a balloon
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) the amount of cream
4. 4.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
6. 6.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) vinegar (c) honey (d) oil
8. 8.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
9. 9.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) sugar crystals (c) clear water only (d) bubbles of gas
10. 10.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) milk turning to curd
13. 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) melting butter
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bowl (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
15. 15.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
17. 17.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
18. 18.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) rusting iron (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) turmeric powder
21. 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
30. 30.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
33. 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
34. 34.⚖️ 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
35. 35.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) cheese (d) still runny cream
36. 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a battery cell (d) a timer
37. 37.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) clear water
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse

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