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