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.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 2.⚖️ 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
- 3.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it turns yellow (b) so it gets hot (c) so cream does not spill (d) so air gets out
- 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 7.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a sieve (b) a rolling pin (c) a pressure cooker (d) a mathani (churner)
- 8.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the jar adds butter (b) the lid is warm (c) shaking adds salt (d) fat bits stick together
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting ice (c) milk turning to curd (d) browning lemon ink
- 10.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a balloon (b) fresh cream (c) a timer (d) cold water to rinse
- 12.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 13.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is magnetic (c) it is hotter (d) it will not break
- 14.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 15.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it turns pink (c) it is much faster (d) it takes much longer
- 16.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake (d) the cream temperature
- 17.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 19.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) rusting iron (b) browning lemon ink (c) melting butter (d) baking a cake
- 21.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: a magnet is not needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
- 26.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) a timer (c) a mirror (d) fresh cream
- 28.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 29.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) yeast
- 30.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) milk turning to curd
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
- 34.⚖️ 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
- 35.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 36.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
- 37.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) the same jar
- 38.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) honey (c) vinegar (d) buttermilk
Answer key
- True
- we keep it the same
- False
- True
- so cream does not spill
- cannot be undone
- a mathani (churner)
- fat bits stick together
- melting ice
- not needed
- a balloon
- not needed
- it will not break
- needed
- it takes much longer
- the cream temperature
- False
- needed
- cannot be undone
- melting butter
- False
- True
- False
- True
- cold water to rinse
- a battery cell
- a mirror
- a magnet
- yeast
- False
- can be undone
- melting butter
- turmeric powder
- False
- a magnet
- no butter forms
- the same jar
- False
- True
- buttermilk
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