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: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 2.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.🛟 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
- 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) yeast (d) a timer
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a battery cell (c) a timer (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 8.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) yeast
- 10.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧺 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 magnet (d) a bowl
- 13.🧈 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
- 14.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) folding paper (d) cooking an egg
- 15.⚖️ 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) the same jar
- 16.True or false: yeast is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 17.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🛟 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
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
- 22.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 23.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 24.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 25.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a battery cell (d) fresh cream
- 27.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) ice (b) powder (c) clear water (d) thick whipped cream
- 28.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 29.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) honey (b) oil (c) vinegar (d) buttermilk
- 30.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 31.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 32.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) freezing water (c) dissolving salt (d) milk turning to curd
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
- 35.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 36.⚖️ 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
- 37.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a mirror (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
- 38.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) yeast (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
- 39.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
Answer key
- cannot be undone
- True
- not needed
- so cream does not spill
- yeast
- True
- a battery cell
- True
- cold water to rinse
- needed
- False
- a magnet
- a mathani (churner)
- cooking an egg
- the same jar
- False
- False
- it will not break
- False
- cannot be undone
- rusting iron
- True
- we measure it
- False
- False
- a battery cell
- thick whipped cream
- needed
- buttermilk
- not needed
- not needed
- False
- milk turning to curd
- browning lemon ink
- False
- we keep it the same
- a mirror
- yeast
- False
- turmeric powder
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