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