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