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 is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
- 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 3.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) butter lumps (b) still runny cream (c) cheese (d) ghee
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) dissolving salt (c) folding paper (d) melting ice
- 6.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a mathani (churner) (b) a pressure cooker (c) a sieve (d) a rolling pin
- 7.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 8.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 9.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a battery cell
- 11.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the amount of cream (b) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature
- 13.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) vinegar (c) honey (d) buttermilk
- 14.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a battery cell (d) a timer
- 15.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) lumps of butter (c) sugar crystals (d) clear water only
- 16.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) clear water (c) powder (d) ice
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 18.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
- 20.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) a timer
- 21.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
- 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 24.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) how hard we shake
- 25.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) cold water to rinse (c) a battery cell (d) fresh cream
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) baking a cake (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water
- 31.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) yeast (c) a bowl (d) a balloon
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a mirror (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
- 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 35.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 36.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.⚖️ 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
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) milk turning to curd (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
- 39.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- cooking an egg
- cannot be undone
- still runny cream
- turmeric powder
- baking a cake
- a mathani (churner)
- False
- we keep it the same
- False
- a jar with a tight lid
- False
- the amount of cream
- buttermilk
- a battery cell
- lumps of butter
- thick whipped cream
- a balloon
- not needed
- dissolving salt
- turmeric powder
- it will not break
- freezing water
- True
- time to make butter
- False
- False
- False
- a battery cell
- True
- baking a cake
- needed
- a bowl
- a mirror
- can be undone
- can be undone
- not needed
- how hard we shake
- milk turning to curd
- True
- True
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