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