Butter Making Experiment Worksheet

Science experiments lesson 17: Butter from shaking cream · Set 982 · 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.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it turns pink (c) it makes salt (d) it takes much longer
2. 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting ice
7. 7.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
8. 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
9. 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a battery cell (c) a timer (d) a magnet
10. 10.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
11. 11.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
13. 13.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) turmeric powder
15. 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
16. 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) fresh cream
17. 17.🔮 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
19. 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
20. 20.🛟 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
21. 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) a jar with a tight lid
22. 22.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
23. 23.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
24. 24.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) dissolving salt (d) baking a cake
26. 26.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) bubbles of gas (c) lumps of butter (d) sugar crystals
28. 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
31. 31.⚖️ 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
32. 32.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
33. 33.⚖️ 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
34. 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
35. 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
36. 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream
37. 37.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
39. 39.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
40. 40.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False

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