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.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) thick whipped cream (d) ice
- 2.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a balloon (c) a timer (d) yeast
- 3.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) melting ice
- 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 5.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it gets hot (d) so it turns yellow
- 6.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 8.⚖️ 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
- 9.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 10.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) fat bits stick together (c) the lid is warm (d) shaking adds salt
- 12.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a balloon (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
- 13.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) browning lemon ink
- 15.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a magnet
- 17.🧺 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) a timer (d) a magnet
- 18.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
- 20.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the same jar (d) the amount of cream
- 21.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) yeast
- 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 26.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) cooking an egg
- 30.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
- 33.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) freezing water (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) cold water to rinse
- 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a mirror (d) fresh cream
- 40.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- thick whipped cream
- a timer
- melting ice
- cannot be undone
- so cream does not spill
- False
- can be undone
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- True
- fat bits stick together
- a balloon
- False
- melting ice
- False
- a jar with a tight lid
- a magnet
- needed
- a magnet
- the cream temperature
- False
- yeast
- can be undone
- the amount of cream
- can be undone
- False
- True
- still runny cream
- cooking an egg
- False
- False
- browning lemon ink
- cannot be undone
- freezing water
- turmeric powder
- cannot be undone
- False
- False
- fresh cream
- True
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