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