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