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