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