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