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