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