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