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