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