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