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