Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 755 · 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 kept the same? (a) how hard we shake (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
2. 2.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) fat bits stick together (c) the jar adds butter (d) the lid is warm
3. 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a timer
4. 4.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
6. 6.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
9. 9.🔮 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
10. 10.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) it turns blue (c) more butter forms (d) no butter forms
11. 11.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it gets hot (d) so it turns yellow
12. 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) turmeric powder (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) turmeric powder
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
15. 15.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
16. 16.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) melting ice
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
19. 19.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is magnetic
21. 21.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) lumps of butter (c) clear water only (d) sugar crystals
22. 22.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) dissolving salt (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
25. 25.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) browning lemon ink
27. 27.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
29. 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) folding paper (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
30. 30.⚖️ 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 amount of cream
31. 31.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
32. 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
34. 34.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
35. 35.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) ice (c) clear water (d) thick whipped cream
37. 37.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) milk turning to curd (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
39. 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a balloon
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a mirror (d) fresh cream

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