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