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