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