Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 882 · 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 jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🛟 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
3. 3.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
4. 4.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a battery cell
7. 7.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
8. 8.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it takes much longer (c) it makes salt (d) it is much faster
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
10. 10.⚖️ 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
11. 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
12. 12.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) the cream temperature
13. 13.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
14. 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
15. 15.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is heavier (c) it is magnetic (d) it will not break
16. 16.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) bubbles of gas (c) clear water only (d) lumps of butter
17. 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) fresh cream (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) folding paper
20. 20.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
21. 21.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) cold water to rinse (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
22. 22.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
23. 23.🔮 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
24. 24.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
25. 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water
26. 26.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) turmeric powder
30. 30.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) yeast (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
31. 31.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) clear water
32. 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
34. 34.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) honey (c) buttermilk (d) oil
35. 35.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) shaking adds salt (c) the lid is warm (d) the jar adds butter
36. 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
37. 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
38. 38.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
39. 39.⚖️ 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
40. 40.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) a magnet

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