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