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