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: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) turmeric powder (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
- 3.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
- 5.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) clear water only (b) sugar crystals (c) bubbles of gas (d) lumps of butter
- 6.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting ice (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) rusting iron
- 7.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 8.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the amount of cream (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting ice (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
- 10.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
- 12.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) dissolving salt
- 14.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 15.🧺 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
- 16.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 17.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 19.⚖️ 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
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
- 21.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 22.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 23.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) shaking adds salt (c) fat bits stick together (d) the lid is warm
- 24.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) ice (c) thick whipped cream (d) powder
- 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 26.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) cold water to rinse (c) turmeric powder (d) yeast
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
- 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) a battery cell
- 30.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧈 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)
- 34.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a mirror
- 36.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it takes much longer (d) it is much faster
- 37.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is heavier (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) yeast
- 39.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) melting butter (b) baking a cake (c) browning lemon ink (d) rusting iron
- 40.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
Answer key
- False
- turmeric powder
- False
- a balloon
- lumps of butter
- melting ice
- not needed
- the cream temperature
- milk turning to curd
- True
- a mirror
- needed
- browning lemon ink
- not needed
- a mirror
- needed
- not needed
- can be undone
- True
- folding paper
- needed
- needed
- fat bits stick together
- thick whipped cream
- cannot be undone
- False
- cold water to rinse
- freezing water
- a bowl
- True
- False
- False
- a mathani (churner)
- True
- a jar with a tight lid
- it takes much longer
- it will not break
- yeast
- melting butter
- so cream does not spill
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