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