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 not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 2.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 4.⚖️ 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
- 5.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) freezing water (d) cooking an egg
- 6.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) buttermilk (c) honey (d) vinegar
- 7.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) baking a cake (c) melting butter (d) browning lemon ink
- 8.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) rusting iron (d) melting ice
- 9.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 10.⚖️ 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
- 11.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 12.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.⚖️ 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) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) how hard we shake
- 15.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 16.True or false: folding paper is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) turmeric powder (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 18.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) a mirror
- 19.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) it turns to cheese (d) no butter forms
- 20.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting butter (c) freezing water (d) folding paper
- 22.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it is much faster (b) it makes salt (c) it turns pink (d) it takes much longer
- 23.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it will not break (b) it is heavier (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
- 24.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 26.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a balloon (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 27.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) clear water only (c) bubbles of gas (d) sugar crystals
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) baking a cake (c) folding paper (d) dissolving salt
- 30.🧈 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
- 31.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) time to make butter (b) how hard we shake (c) the same jar (d) the amount of cream
- 32.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 33.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting ice (b) melting butter (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
- 34.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 35.⚖️ 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) True (b) False
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) rusting iron (c) cooking an egg (d) baking a cake
- 37.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 38.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a battery cell (c) fresh cream (d) yeast
- 40.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) folding paper (d) milk turning to curd
Answer key
- True
- False
- can be undone
- we keep it the same
- freezing water
- buttermilk
- melting butter
- melting ice
- True
- False
- cannot be undone
- still runny cream
- we keep it the same
- the cream temperature
- needed
- False
- turmeric powder
- a bowl
- no butter forms
- not needed
- browning lemon ink
- it takes much longer
- it will not break
- False
- cannot be undone
- a balloon
- lumps of butter
- a battery cell
- baking a cake
- a mathani (churner)
- time to make butter
- needed
- baking a cake
- can be undone
- False
- folding paper
- not needed
- True
- fresh cream
- folding paper
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