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