Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 926 · 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.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) fat bits stick together (c) shaking adds salt (d) the jar adds butter
2. 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) cold water to rinse
3. 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
4. 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
5. 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
6. 6.⚖️ 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
7. 7.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
8. 8.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) more butter forms (d) no butter forms
10. 10.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) cheese
12. 12.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
14. 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
15. 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
17. 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) turmeric powder (c) a timer (d) a magnet
18. 18.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) vinegar (c) honey (d) buttermilk
19. 19.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
20. 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) dissolving salt (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
21. 21.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
22. 22.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) melting ice
24. 24.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
26. 26.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
27. 27.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) lumps of butter (d) bubbles of gas
28. 28.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
29. 29.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
33. 33.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it gets hot (d) so it turns yellow
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
35. 35.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) dissolving salt
37. 37.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
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 same jar (b) the amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
39. 39.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (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 makes salt (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer

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