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: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
- 4.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) milk turning to curd
- 6.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
- 9.🧺 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
- 10.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 11.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) baking a cake (d) folding paper
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting butter (c) cooking an egg (d) browning lemon ink
- 15.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
- 16.⚖️ 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
- 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 18.🛟 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
- 19.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) sugar crystals (c) clear water only (d) bubbles of gas
- 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) the amount of cream (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) turmeric powder (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
- 27.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 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.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 30.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) shaking adds salt (c) the jar adds butter (d) fat bits stick together
- 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the same jar (c) the cream temperature
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
- 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) dissolving salt (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
- 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a battery cell (c) a timer (d) a balloon
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
- 37.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a battery cell (d) fresh cream
- 40.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
Answer key
- True
- cannot be undone
- a magnet
- not needed
- melting ice
- False
- can be undone
- cooking an egg
- a battery cell
- False
- False
- baking a cake
- True
- melting butter
- freezing water
- True
- a jar with a tight lid
- it will not break
- lumps of butter
- can be undone
- we keep it the same
- a mirror
- time to make butter
- we keep it the same
- turmeric powder
- turmeric powder
- not needed
- we measure it
- not needed
- fat bits stick together
- can be undone
- the same jar
- a balloon
- dissolving salt
- a timer
- milk turning to curd
- not needed
- False
- fresh cream
- not needed
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