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