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