Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 795 · 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.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake (d) the amount of cream
4. 4.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
5. 5.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
6. 6.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
7. 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
9. 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) rusting iron
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
12. 12.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔮 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
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
15. 15.⚖️ 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
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
17. 17.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a bowl
19. 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
21. 21.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) the jar adds butter (c) fat bits stick together (d) shaking adds salt
22. 22.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the cream temperature
23. 23.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it will not break (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
30. 30.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
31. 31.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) lumps of butter (c) bubbles of gas (d) clear water only
34. 34.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
36. 36.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
37. 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
38. 38.🔮 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
39. 39.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) vinegar (c) oil (d) honey
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror

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