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