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