Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 741 · 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.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) the same jar
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) no butter forms (c) more butter forms (d) it turns blue
3. 3.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) ghee
5. 5.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: cold water to rinse is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is hotter (c) it is heavier (d) it is magnetic
9. 9.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
10. 10.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
13. 13.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a battery cell (d) a bowl
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) cold water to rinse
16. 16.⚖️ 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
17. 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
18. 18.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
19. 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a mirror
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
21. 21.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so it turns yellow (d) so air gets out
22. 22.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) ice (c) thick whipped cream (d) powder
23. 23.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.⚖️ 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
25. 25.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
28. 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
29. 29.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) buttermilk (c) vinegar (d) honey
30. 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.⚖️ 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
33. 33.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
34. 34.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) sugar crystals (c) clear water only (d) lumps of butter
36. 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
37. 37.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) the same jar
38. 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) how hard we shake
39. 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it takes much longer (c) it turns pink (d) it makes salt

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