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