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