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