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