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