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