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