Making Butter in the 19th Century
5:06
Grades: 3 - 5
Video Description: Travel back in time to an 1820’s American frontier kitchen and see the process for making butter.
Type of Video: Topical*
Unique Video ID: US History-10**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video as part of your study of the American frontier to give students an idea about what their daily life would have been like.
- Have students make butter and then write a letter to their 19th century friend back east to explain how they do it.
*Topical videos are filmed on location in the classroom/workspace/laboratory, in studio, or a combination of both to explain and/or demonstrate specific concepts, events, topics, or processes.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
