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