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 is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) browning lemon ink (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
- 2.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) a timer
- 5.⚖️ 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
- 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
- 8.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream
- 10.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) rusting iron (c) browning lemon ink (d) folding paper
- 12.True or false: a timer is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) milk turning to curd (c) baking a cake (d) cooking an egg
- 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
- 15.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is heavier (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
- 16.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting ice (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) baking a cake (c) folding paper (d) rusting iron
- 20.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) honey (c) vinegar (d) oil
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) dissolving salt (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
- 24.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a sieve (d) a pressure cooker
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
- 30.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the lid is warm (c) fat bits stick together (d) the jar adds butter
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) freezing water (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
- 32.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) powder (c) clear water (d) thick whipped cream
- 34.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) fresh cream (c) a battery cell (d) a magnet
- 35.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) a timer
- 37.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 38.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 39.⚖️ 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
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- browning lemon ink
- we measure it
- can be undone
- a balloon
- True
- cannot be undone
- a magnet
- False
- the amount of cream
- False
- folding paper
- True
- dissolving salt
- melting butter
- it will not break
- True
- we keep it the same
- browning lemon ink
- folding paper
- buttermilk
- True
- yeast
- dissolving salt
- False
- True
- True
- a mathani (churner)
- False
- a mirror
- fat bits stick together
- freezing water
- True
- thick whipped cream
- fresh cream
- needed
- a magnet
- False
- we keep it the same
- we change it
- False
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