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