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