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