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