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