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.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) lumps of butter (d) bubbles of gas
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 5.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) cold water to rinse
- 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) folding paper (d) cooking an egg
- 7.⚖️ 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
- 8.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it will not break (d) it is hotter
- 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 10.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) browning lemon ink (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water
- 12.⚖️ 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
- 13.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
- 14.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 15.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a magnet
- 16.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) dissolving salt
- 18.🧺 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 battery cell (d) fresh cream
- 19.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
- 20.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 21.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 22.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) a battery cell
- 23.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
- 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
- 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.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 29.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) the cream temperature
- 30.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) rusting iron (c) dissolving salt (d) folding paper
- 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) browning lemon ink
- 34.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) the same jar
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) yeast
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 38.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 39.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
Answer key
- lumps of butter
- True
- needed
- needed
- cold water to rinse
- cooking an egg
- we keep it the same
- it will not break
- we measure it
- True
- freezing water
- True
- so cream does not spill
- not needed
- a magnet
- True
- baking a cake
- a battery cell
- it takes much longer
- needed
- cannot be undone
- a timer
- False
- False
- rusting iron
- melting ice
- True
- False
- the amount of cream
- False
- we keep it the same
- rusting iron
- folding paper
- time to make butter
- folding paper
- yeast
- a mirror
- not needed
- can be undone
- can be undone
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