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