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