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