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) baking a cake (b) freezing water (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
- 2.⚖️ 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
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
- 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 5.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
- 6.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) melting butter (d) milk turning to curd
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) how hard we shake (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
- 12.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is heavier (d) it is hotter
- 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 16.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a timer (c) a bowl (d) yeast
- 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting ice (c) baking a cake (d) browning lemon ink
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) baking a cake
- 23.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a mirror
- 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) yeast (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
- 29.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so air gets out (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it turns yellow
- 30.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter
- 31.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
- 33.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a magnet
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream
- 37.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) clear water (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
- 40.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- freezing water
- we keep it the same
- a balloon
- can be undone
- the cream temperature
- True
- milk turning to curd
- time to make butter
- False
- True
- a battery cell
- it will not break
- cooking an egg
- False
- how hard we shake
- True
- needed
- yeast
- we keep it the same
- turmeric powder
- melting ice
- melting butter
- needed
- True
- True
- dissolving salt
- a mirror
- cold water to rinse
- so cream does not spill
- fat bits stick together
- we measure it
- baking a cake
- True
- cooking an egg
- a magnet
- the amount of cream
- False
- True
- thick whipped cream
- not needed
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