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