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