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