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