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