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