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