Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 906 · 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.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
2. 2.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) cheese (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
3. 3.🔮 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
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
5. 5.⚖️ 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
6. 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream (d) the same jar
8. 8.⚖️ 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
9. 9.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
10. 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) yeast
11. 11.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) clear water only (c) sugar crystals (d) lumps of butter
12. 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
13. 13.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) yeast (c) a balloon (d) turmeric powder
15. 15.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
16. 16.🔮 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
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water
18. 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a balloon (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) rusting iron (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
24. 24.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
25. 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a battery cell (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
26. 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
27. 27.⚖️ 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
28. 28.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
30. 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
31. 31.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
32. 32.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
33. 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
34. 34.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.⚖️ 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
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
39. 39.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) the lid is warm (c) the jar adds butter (d) shaking adds salt
40. 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone

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