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 pressure cooker (b) a rolling pin (c) a sieve (d) a mathani (churner)
- 2.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a battery cell (b) cold water to rinse (c) fresh cream (d) a timer
- 3.True or false: a battery cell is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: a mirror is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) milk turning to curd (b) baking a cake (c) freezing water (d) rusting iron
- 6.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 7.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 8.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is hotter (b) it is magnetic (c) it will not break (d) it is heavier
- 9.🧈 Why does shaking cream make butter? (a) the lid is warm (b) shaking adds salt (c) the jar adds butter (d) fat bits stick together
- 10.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 11.True or false: a balloon is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: cooking an egg? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 13.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is what we measure. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so air gets out (b) so it turns yellow (c) so cream does not spill (d) so it gets hot
- 16.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) milk turning to curd (b) melting butter (c) melting ice (d) freezing water
- 17.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a balloon (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a battery cell
- 18.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) clear water (b) thick whipped cream (c) ice (d) powder
- 19.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) cooking an egg (c) milk turning to curd (d) melting butter
- 20.⚖️ 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 keep it the same (c) we change it
- 21.True or false: browning lemon ink is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) bubbles of gas (b) clear water only (c) lumps of butter (d) sugar crystals
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) fresh cream (c) cold water to rinse (d) a mirror
- 24.True or false: a magnet is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🧺 Do we need yeast for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 26.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the amount of cream”? (a) we change it (b) we measure it (c) we keep it the same
- 27.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (c) time to make butter
- 29.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is kept the same. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧺 Do we need a magnet for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 31.⚖️ 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 cream temperature (c) the same jar (d) the amount of cream
- 32.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the cream temperature (b) time to make butter (c) how hard we shake (d) the same jar
- 33.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a magnet (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) a bowl
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) milk turning to curd (c) melting butter (d) melting ice
- 35.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) fresh cream (b) a timer (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) turmeric powder
- 36.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) rusting iron (c) browning lemon ink (d) cooking an egg
- 38.⚖️ 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 change it (c) we keep it the same
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a magnet (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 40.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting butter? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
Answer key
- a mathani (churner)
- a battery cell
- False
- False
- freezing water
- can be undone
- needed
- it will not break
- fat bits stick together
- not needed
- False
- cannot be undone
- True
- False
- so cream does not spill
- milk turning to curd
- a jar with a tight lid
- thick whipped cream
- melting butter
- we measure it
- False
- lumps of butter
- a mirror
- False
- not needed
- we keep it the same
- needed
- the amount of cream
- False
- not needed
- the cream temperature
- time to make butter
- a magnet
- milk turning to curd
- turmeric powder
- not needed
- melting ice
- we keep it the same
- a magnet
- can be undone
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