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