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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a timer (b) a balloon (c) yeast (d) a mirror
- 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.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) a bowl (c) turmeric powder (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 4.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a bowl (c) fresh cream (d) a battery cell
- 5.True or false: rusting iron is a change that cannot be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) melting ice (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) dissolving salt
- 7.True or false: yeast is not needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) cheese (b) ghee (c) still runny cream (d) butter lumps
- 9.🛟 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
- 10.🧺 Do we need turmeric powder for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 11.🧈 Before the butter appears, what does the cream turn into? (a) powder (b) clear water (c) ice (d) thick whipped cream
- 12.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) a magnet (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
- 13.🧺 Do we need a mirror for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 14.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: time to make butter is the one thing we change. (a) True (b) False
- 15.⚖️ 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 amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
- 16.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it turns pink (b) it makes salt (c) it takes much longer (d) it is much faster
- 17.⚖️ 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) the same jar
- 18.🧈 Can this change be undone: rusting iron? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 19.⚖️ 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 measure it (c) we change it
- 20.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) baking a cake (c) cooking an egg (d) freezing water
- 21.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) fresh cream (b) cold water to rinse (c) a mirror (d) a bowl
- 22.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the same jar is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) rusting iron (b) cooking an egg (c) freezing water (d) browning lemon ink
- 24.⚖️ 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
- 25.⚖️ 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
- 26.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) browning lemon ink (b) melting ice (c) folding paper (d) freezing water
- 27.True or false: melting ice is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: how hard we shake is kept the same. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) fresh cream (c) a battery cell (d) cold water to rinse
- 30.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) lumps of butter (b) clear water only (c) bubbles of gas (d) sugar crystals
- 31.True or false: melting butter is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: fresh cream is needed for making butter. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a battery cell (c) a balloon (d) a bowl
- 34.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) cold water to rinse (b) a jar with a tight lid (c) a balloon (d) a bowl
- 35.🧈 Which tool is used in many Indian homes to churn curd into butter? (a) a rolling pin (b) a pressure cooker (c) a sieve (d) a mathani (churner)
- 36.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 37.🧈 Can this change be undone: melting ice? (a) cannot be undone (b) can be undone
- 38.🧈 Can this change be undone: dissolving salt? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 39.True or false: turmeric powder is needed for making butter. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a jar with a tight lid (b) cold water to rinse (c) a bowl (d) a magnet
Answer key
- a timer
- we keep it the same
- turmeric powder
- a battery cell
- True
- baking a cake
- True
- still runny cream
- so cream does not spill
- not needed
- thick whipped cream
- a magnet
- not needed
- False
- time to make butter
- it takes much longer
- the cream temperature
- cannot be undone
- we measure it
- freezing water
- a mirror
- False
- freezing water
- False
- False
- browning lemon ink
- True
- True
- a battery cell
- lumps of butter
- True
- True
- a bowl
- a balloon
- a mathani (churner)
- needed
- can be undone
- can be undone
- False
- a magnet
Free science experiments lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/science-experiments-for-kids