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