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