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