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