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) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
- 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 3.True or false: baking a cake is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
- 6.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a bowl (d) yeast
- 7.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) a timer (d) a bowl
- 9.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) ice (c) clear water (d) thick whipped cream
- 10.🔍 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
- 11.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “time to make butter”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we change it (c) we measure it
- 12.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a mirror (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 14.True or false: fresh cream is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a sieve (c) a rolling pin (d) a mathani (churner)
- 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) time to make butter (b) the amount of cream (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
- 18.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so cream does not spill (c) so it gets hot (d) so air gets out
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) baking a cake
- 20.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we keep it the same (b) we measure it (c) we change it
- 21.⚖️ 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
- 22.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
- 24.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 25.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) shaking adds salt (b) the jar adds butter (c) the lid is warm (d) fat bits stick together
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) how hard we shake (b) the same jar (c) time to make butter (d) the cream temperature
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) rusting iron
- 28.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) yeast (c) a timer (d) a bowl
- 29.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 30.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) still runny cream (c) butter lumps (d) cheese
- 32.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) turmeric powder (c) a balloon (d) a timer
- 34.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a bowl
- 37.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns to cheese (b) more butter forms (c) it turns blue (d) no butter forms
- 38.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) turmeric powder (c) a mirror (d) cold water to rinse
- 40.⚖️ 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
Answer key
- browning lemon ink
- can be undone
- False
- False
- a balloon
- yeast
- False
- a magnet
- thick whipped cream
- lumps of butter
- we measure it
- True
- a mirror
- False
- a mathani (churner)
- cannot be undone
- the cream temperature
- so cream does not spill
- freezing water
- we keep it the same
- True
- it will not break
- a battery cell
- not needed
- fat bits stick together
- time to make butter
- rusting iron
- yeast
- True
- False
- still runny cream
- True
- a timer
- False
- not needed
- a bowl
- no butter forms
- False
- cold water to rinse
- False
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