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