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