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