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