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