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