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