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