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