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