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