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