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? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 2.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a rolling pin (c) a pressure cooker (d) a sieve
- 3.🧺 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) fresh cream
- 4.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 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.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it makes salt (c) it takes much longer (d) it turns pink
- 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) baking a cake (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
- 9.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) the same jar (d) time to make butter
- 12.⚖️ 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
- 13.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we measure it
- 14.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 15.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) rusting iron (c) baking a cake (d) melting butter
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a battery cell (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
- 19.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
- 20.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) cold water to rinse
- 21.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
- 24.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) how hard we shake
- 27.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a balloon (c) a magnet (d) fresh cream
- 29.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) dissolving salt (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
- 30.⚖️ 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
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) how hard we shake (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
- 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) freezing water (b) milk turning to curd (c) dissolving salt (d) melting butter
- 33.True or false: freezing water is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
- 36.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a magnet
- 37.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a timer (d) a mirror
- 38.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
- 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) True (b) False
Answer key
- we measure it
- a mathani (churner)
- turmeric powder
- True
- needed
- True
- it takes much longer
- baking a cake
- False
- not needed
- the cream temperature
- True
- we keep it the same
- cannot be undone
- not needed
- melting butter
- False
- a battery cell
- a balloon
- cold water to rinse
- True
- we keep it the same
- milk turning to curd
- False
- cannot be undone
- time to make butter
- needed
- fresh cream
- rusting iron
- False
- how hard we shake
- milk turning to curd
- True
- True
- a mirror
- a magnet
- a mirror
- not needed
- dissolving salt
- False
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