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Better Butter
Students explore the process of making butter. For this agriculture lesson, students discuss how butter is made today and how it was made in the past. Students make their own butter using baby food jars and some "elbow grease."
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How now Alaska cow?
Students explore where milk products come from and investigate Alaska's dairy industry. They observe phase changes while making butter using heavy whipping cream and jars. The butter is eaten on crackers and bread.
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The Dairy Shoppe
Fourth graders examine the dairy industry. For this Social Studies lesson, 4th graders investigate the various products made from milk. Students look at entrepreneurship and independent farmers in the dairy industry.
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ABC Toast
Students use a little milk mixed with food coloring to paint on the first letter of each child's name, their whole name, or another letter of their choice. In this art lesson, students butter the bread and sprinkle it with cinnamon-sugar...
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The Butter Battle
Students complete activities with The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss. In this literature lesson, students read this story and make their own butter. They come up with a solution to the problem in the story by working in...
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Food Matters
Fifth graders identify physical and chemical changes. In this science inquiry activity, 5th graders observe the changes that occur when making bread and butter. Students explain if the product is result of a physical or chemical change.
Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement
Web Exhibts: Butter : Explore the History and Making of Butter
Students learn about the history and making of butter.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Shaking for Butter
In this food science fair project, the student will determine the best conditions for making butter.
Read Works
Read Works: Making Butter, Long Ago and Today
[Free Registration/Login Required] Intended to support early elementary students' reading comprehension, this passage compares how butter was made in the past with how it is made in the present. A questions sheet is available to help...
US Department of Agriculture
Choose My Plate: What Are Oils
This website defines "oils" and provides examples. It also names some of the uses for oils as well as sources.
University of Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts: Fats, Oils and Sweets
At this site from the University of Massachusetts there is a very brief write-up on the foods that should be consumed as little as possible: fats, oils, and sweets. After reading about these foods, take a short quiz to test your knowledge.