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