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