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 of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
- 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 3.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
- 4.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 7.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) the amount of cream (c) the cream temperature (d) how hard we shake
- 9.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) butter lumps (c) ghee (d) still runny cream
- 10.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 11.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 12.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a battery cell (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
- 14.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) a mirror
- 15.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 16.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) no butter forms (c) it turns to cheese (d) more butter forms
- 17.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a mirror (c) turmeric powder (d) fresh cream
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) a timer
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) milk turning to curd (c) rusting iron (d) folding paper
- 22.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) the cream temperature
- 23.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a pressure cooker (d) a sieve
- 24.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a magnet (b) cold water to rinse (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water
- 26.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: a timer is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 30.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
- 31.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) buttermilk (c) vinegar (d) oil
- 32.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it is heavier
- 34.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
- 36.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 37.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 38.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
- 39.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- browning lemon ink
- can be undone
- so cream does not spill
- baking a cake
- melting ice
- True
- False
- the cream temperature
- still runny cream
- True
- needed
- False
- cold water to rinse
- a jar with a tight lid
- we keep it the same
- no butter forms
- False
- fresh cream
- we keep it the same
- a balloon
- folding paper
- the amount of cream
- a mathani (churner)
- a magnet
- cooking an egg
- False
- False
- True
- we measure it
- a mirror
- buttermilk
- False
- it will not break
- not needed
- a magnet
- needed
- not needed
- a balloon
- False
- True
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