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.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 2.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
- 3.⚖️ 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
- 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 6.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is hotter (c) it is magnetic (d) it is heavier
- 7.True or false: melting ice is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 9.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 10.⚖️ 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
- 11.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) it turns blue (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
- 12.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 13.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 14.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) turmeric powder (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
- 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) fresh cream (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
- 16.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) turmeric powder (d) a balloon
- 18.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) the amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
- 19.⚖️ 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
- 20.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a pressure cooker (c) a rolling pin (d) a mathani (churner)
- 21.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) the jar adds butter (c) shaking adds salt (d) fat bits stick together
- 22.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) ice (c) clear water (d) thick whipped cream
- 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 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) the same jar (c) the amount of cream (d) time to make butter
- 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
- 26.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 27.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) buttermilk (c) honey (d) vinegar
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) fresh cream (c) yeast (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 29.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 30.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so it gets hot (d) so cream does not spill
- 32.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a mirror (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
- 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
- 34.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) rusting iron (d) folding paper
- 35.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 36.⚖️ 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) how hard we shake
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
- 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 39.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) a bowl
- 40.True or false: baking a cake is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- can be undone
- a balloon
- True
- cannot be undone
- cannot be undone
- it will not break
- False
- not needed
- False
- False
- no butter forms
- we keep it the same
- not needed
- turmeric powder
- fresh cream
- True
- cold water to rinse
- time to make butter
- True
- a mathani (churner)
- fat bits stick together
- thick whipped cream
- can be undone
- the cream temperature
- rusting iron
- not needed
- buttermilk
- yeast
- needed
- False
- so cream does not spill
- a mirror
- baking a cake
- folding paper
- True
- how hard we shake
- a battery cell
- cannot be undone
- a magnet
- True
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