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