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