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