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