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? Which of these is kept the same? (a) time to make butter (b) the cream temperature (c) the amount of cream
- 2.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
- 4.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 5.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 6.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
- 7.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a balloon
- 8.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) fat bits stick together (b) shaking adds salt (c) the lid is warm (d) the jar adds butter
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) folding paper (c) melting ice (d) baking a cake
- 10.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) a bowl (c) cold water to rinse (d) fresh cream
- 11.⚖️ 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) time to make butter (c) the same jar (d) the cream temperature
- 12.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 13.⚖️ 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
- 14.⚖️ 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
- 15.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) cold water to rinse (c) a mirror (d) turmeric powder
- 16.🧈 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)
- 17.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) ice (c) powder (d) thick whipped cream
- 18.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) freezing water (c) milk turning to curd (d) folding paper
- 19.True or false: dissolving salt is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: turmeric powder is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🧺 Do we need a bowl for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 22.🧺 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 magnet (d) fresh cream
- 23.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 24.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) oil (b) vinegar (c) buttermilk (d) honey
- 25.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) dissolving salt (c) milk turning to curd (d) cooking an egg
- 26.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a magnet (c) a balloon (d) a mirror
- 27.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a mirror (c) a bowl (d) cold water to rinse
- 28.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) cold water to rinse (b) turmeric powder (c) a timer (d) fresh cream
- 30.🛟 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
- 31.🧺 Do we need a battery cell for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 32.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a bowl (c) a magnet (d) turmeric powder
- 33.⚖️ 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
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting butter
- 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) freezing water
- 36.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 37.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we keep it the same (c) we measure it
- 38.⚖️ 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
- 39.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) more butter forms (b) it turns blue (c) it turns to cheese (d) no butter forms
- 40.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we keep it the same
Answer key
- the amount of cream
- False
- yeast
- not needed
- can be undone
- time to make butter
- a balloon
- fat bits stick together
- baking a cake
- turmeric powder
- the cream temperature
- False
- False
- we measure it
- cold water to rinse
- a mathani (churner)
- thick whipped cream
- milk turning to curd
- False
- True
- needed
- a magnet
- can be undone
- buttermilk
- dissolving salt
- a jar with a tight lid
- a mirror
- True
- turmeric powder
- it will not break
- not needed
- a bowl
- we change it
- melting butter
- freezing water
- True
- we keep it the same
- True
- no butter forms
- we keep it the same
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