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