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