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 is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) baking a cake (d) freezing water
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) milk turning to curd (c) cooking an egg (d) browning lemon ink
- 3.True or false: a bowl is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 4.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the cream temperature (b) the amount of cream (c) time to make butter
- 5.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) yeast
- 7.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 8.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🧺 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
- 10.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is magnetic (b) it is hotter (c) it is heavier (d) it will not break
- 11.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it takes much longer (d) it is much faster
- 12.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 13.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) folding paper
- 15.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a pressure cooker (b) a mathani (churner) (c) a sieve (d) a rolling pin
- 16.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 17.True or false: a balloon is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) rusting iron (d) melting butter
- 19.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the cream temperature (d) the amount of cream
- 20.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
- 21.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) thick whipped cream (b) ice (c) clear water (d) powder
- 22.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 23.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 24.🔍 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
- 25.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) a timer
- 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
- 27.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a mirror (c) fresh cream (d) cold water to rinse
- 28.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) cold water to rinse
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) freezing water (c) milk turning to curd (d) dissolving salt
- 30.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 31.True or false: a mirror is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “how hard we shake”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
- 34.🧺 Do we need a jar with a tight lid for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 35.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 36.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 37.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting ice (d) cooking an egg
- 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) yeast (b) a balloon (c) a timer (d) turmeric powder
- 40.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the same jar”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
Answer key
- freezing water
- dissolving salt
- False
- the amount of cream
- True
- a bowl
- False
- True
- yeast
- it will not break
- it takes much longer
- needed
- False
- baking a cake
- a mathani (churner)
- we change it
- True
- rusting iron
- the cream temperature
- a magnet
- thick whipped cream
- can be undone
- not needed
- lumps of butter
- a magnet
- baking a cake
- a mirror
- cold water to rinse
- milk turning to curd
- cannot be undone
- True
- we keep it the same
- a mirror
- needed
- not needed
- can be undone
- melting ice
- cannot be undone
- a timer
- we keep it the same
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