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