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