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