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