Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 958 · 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) shaking adds salt (b) fat bits stick together (c) the lid is warm (d) the jar adds butter
2. 2.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is heavier (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
3. 3.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
5. 5.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) still runny cream (c) ghee (d) butter lumps
6. 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) yeast (d) a timer
7. 7.⚖️ 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
8. 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) time to make butter
9. 9.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so cream does not spill
10. 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
11. 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) folding paper
12. 12.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
13. 13.⚖️ 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
14. 14.⚖️ 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
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
16. 16.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) no butter forms (c) more butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
17. 17.True or false: a battery cell is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
19. 19.⚖️ 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
20. 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
21. 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
22. 22.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
24. 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
25. 25.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
26. 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
27. 27.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
29. 29.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) yeast
32. 32.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) dissolving salt
34. 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
37. 37.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid

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