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 “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 2.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
- 3.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) melting ice
- 5.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
- 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
- 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
- 9.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) yeast (d) fresh cream
- 10.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) freezing water (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
- 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 14.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) fat bits stick together (c) shaking adds salt (d) the lid is warm
- 16.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 17.⚖️ 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
- 18.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 19.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 20.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we measure it (b) we keep it the same (c) we change it
- 22.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a mirror (d) a timer
- 23.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 24.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 25.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 26.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 27.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) the same jar (c) the cream temperature (d) time to make butter
- 28.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) no butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) it turns to cheese
- 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
- 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
- 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 32.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) butter lumps (c) still runny cream (d) cheese
- 33.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a timer
- 36.⚖️ 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
- 37.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a balloon (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 39.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) the same jar (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
- 40.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
Answer key
- we keep it the same
- lumps of butter
- not needed
- cooking an egg
- True
- rusting iron
- a battery cell
- melting ice
- yeast
- True
- freezing water
- rusting iron
- cannot be undone
- False
- fat bits stick together
- True
- True
- needed
- True
- we keep it the same
- we measure it
- a mirror
- we keep it the same
- False
- we change it
- not needed
- time to make butter
- no butter forms
- baking a cake
- folding paper
- can be undone
- still runny cream
- True
- not needed
- a timer
- True
- True
- a balloon
- the cream temperature
- a battery cell
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