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.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 2.⚖️ 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
- 3.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so it gets hot (b) so it turns yellow (c) so air gets out (d) so cream does not spill
- 5.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 6.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) yeast (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 7.True or false: a bowl is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 8.True or false: melting butter is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 9.⚖️ 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) False (b) True
- 10.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is kept the same? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter
- 11.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it is much faster (c) it takes much longer (d) it makes salt
- 12.True or false: a jar with a tight lid is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the amount of cream is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 15.⚖️ 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
- 16.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 18.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) fresh cream
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) dissolving salt (b) melting butter (c) folding paper (d) baking a cake
- 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) dissolving salt (b) cooking an egg (c) melting butter (d) freezing water
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting butter (b) cooking an egg (c) baking a cake (d) milk turning to curd
- 22.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) folding paper (c) rusting iron (d) baking a cake
- 23.⚖️ 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
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) how hard we shake (b) the cream temperature (c) time to make butter (d) the same jar
- 25.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 26.True or false: cold water to rinse is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) powder (c) thick whipped cream (d) ice
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) melting butter (c) dissolving salt (d) freezing water
- 29.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) cold water to rinse (c) a balloon (d) a magnet
- 30.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) turmeric powder (b) a timer (c) a battery cell (d) yeast
- 31.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it is hotter (c) it is magnetic (d) it will not break
- 32.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 34.🔮 Predict: you shake skimmed milk (with almost no cream) instead. What happens? (a) it turns blue (b) it turns to cheese (c) no butter forms (d) more butter forms
- 35.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a sieve (c) a pressure cooker (d) a mathani (churner)
- 36.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a mirror (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
- 37.True or false: folding paper is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
- 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
Answer key
- False
- we keep it the same
- False
- so cream does not spill
- turmeric powder
- yeast
- True
- False
- False
- the same jar
- it takes much longer
- True
- can be undone
- False
- we keep it the same
- False
- not needed
- a balloon
- baking a cake
- cooking an egg
- melting butter
- folding paper
- True
- the cream temperature
- cannot be undone
- False
- thick whipped cream
- cooking an egg
- cold water to rinse
- a timer
- it will not break
- False
- a magnet
- no butter forms
- a mathani (churner)
- a mirror
- True
- can be undone
- a mirror
- can be undone
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