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