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 cream does not spill (b) so air gets out (c) so it turns yellow (d) so it gets hot
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 4.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 5.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) milk turning to curd (c) freezing water (d) folding paper
- 7.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
- 8.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
- 10.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 11.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
- 12.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) dissolving salt (c) folding paper (d) melting butter
- 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 15.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 16.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 18.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
- 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) folding paper (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a balloon
- 25.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 26.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 27.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) the same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
- 29.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 31.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) still runny cream (b) ghee (c) butter lumps (d) cheese
- 34.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it takes much longer (c) it is much faster (d) it turns pink
- 35.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 39.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) freezing water (c) melting ice (d) rusting iron
Answer key
- so cream does not spill
- False
- yeast
- not needed
- the amount of cream
- milk turning to curd
- we measure it
- can be undone
- melting butter
- we keep it the same
- thick whipped cream
- we change it
- cooking an egg
- turmeric powder
- needed
- True
- True
- False
- baking a cake
- folding paper
- False
- False
- True
- a balloon
- True
- not needed
- not needed
- the cream temperature
- False
- cannot be undone
- True
- False
- still runny cream
- it takes much longer
- False
- needed
- cannot be undone
- cannot be undone
- True
- rusting iron
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