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