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