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