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