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