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