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