Image from Midwest Dairy Association
Miss A had to present a 30 minute workshop on Making Butter at our local 4-H Chef Day Camp. Making a bit of butter for a group of kids takes about 10 minutes. So she took the extra time to enrich her Making Butter class with nutrition facts and a tasty recipe for ice cream. The above graphic really puts the nutrition in milk in perspective. Sadly, milk has had a bad rap for years and butter has fared even worse. Let's just say that when I began to research I couldn't find any mainstream research that cast butter in a favorable light. So here is her schedule of events. This is a great workshop for a beginning 4-H member to present for leadership experience.
9:00- Mix up ice cream recipe, while pointing out that the milk is a liquid state of matter. To cut down on mess, she chose to use my electric ice cream maker. Alternatively you can have the kids make the ice cream in ziplocks with ice, rock salt, etc. See directions here
9:10- Add whipping cream to mason jars and pass around for the students to shake. Again, point out the liquid state of matter. While the students shake the jar, teach the students the above 6 nutrients that are in milk. Quiz frequently to see if they remember the nutrients.
9:20- Serve up butter (not a solid matter) on saltines and ice cream (also now a solid) in dixie cups. Continue to quiz the facts or let them color taught while they snack.
9:30 Clean up and dismiss.
Dairy Coloring Sheets
Dairy Facts and Information
Ag in the Classroom Phase Change: Butter
Ag in the Classroom Phase Change: Ice Cream
