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