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