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