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