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.🛟 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
- 2.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it takes much longer (b) it makes salt (c) it is much faster (d) it turns pink
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) dissolving salt (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a mirror
- 6.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) rusting iron (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
- 8.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
- 9.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake (c) the amount of cream (d) the same jar
- 10.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 12.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) baking a cake
- 13.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) folding paper
- 15.⚖️ 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 same jar
- 16.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) a timer
- 17.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the same jar
- 18.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) browning lemon ink
- 21.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) yeast (d) a battery cell
- 23.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) fresh cream
- 24.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
- 26.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 28.⚖️ 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
- 29.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
- 33.True or false: rusting iron is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) a magnet
- 35.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 37.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- it will not break
- it takes much longer
- dissolving salt
- False
- a mirror
- True
- freezing water
- a jar with a tight lid
- the cream temperature
- needed
- we change it
- melting ice
- we measure it
- rusting iron
- the same jar
- turmeric powder
- time to make butter
- False
- yeast
- folding paper
- not needed
- cold water to rinse
- a balloon
- can be undone
- browning lemon ink
- False
- True
- False
- False
- cooking an egg
- we keep it the same
- a timer
- False
- a magnet
- False
- can be undone
- True
- False
- False
- True
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