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