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