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