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