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