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