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