Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 966 · 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.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a mirror
2. 2.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
3. 3.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
4. 4.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is hotter (d) it is magnetic
6. 6.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) vinegar (b) oil (c) buttermilk (d) honey
7. 7.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
9. 9.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) more butter forms (c) no butter forms (d) it turns to cheese
10. 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a mirror (d) a battery cell
11. 11.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter (d) the amount of cream
14. 14.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
16. 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
17. 17.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
18. 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a battery cell (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
19. 19.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) thick whipped cream (c) powder (d) clear water
20. 20.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) shaking adds salt (c) the jar adds butter (d) fat bits stick together
21. 21.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
22. 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) yeast (c) turmeric powder (d) a magnet
23. 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
25. 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
26. 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
27. 27.🛟 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
28. 28.⚖️ 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
29. 29.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it is much faster (c) it makes salt (d) it turns pink
31. 31.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) a timer
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
33. 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
35. 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
36. 36.⚖️ 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
37. 37.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
38. 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a balloon (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) yeast (d) fresh cream

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