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