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