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