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