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