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