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