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