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