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