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