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