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