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