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