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