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