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