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.True or false: cooking an egg is a change that can be undone. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧈 Can this change be undone: milk turning to curd? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 3.🧺 Do we need a timer for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 4.🧈 Can this change be undone: browning lemon ink? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) browning lemon ink (b) milk turning to curd (c) dissolving salt (d) cooking an egg
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) freezing water (b) folding paper (c) browning lemon ink (d) melting ice
- 7.🧈 What is the watery liquid left after the butter forms? (a) buttermilk (b) oil (c) honey (d) vinegar
- 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 bowl (d) a magnet
- 9.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? True or false: the cream temperature is what we measure. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧈 Can this change be undone: freezing water? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 11.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a battery cell (b) a timer (c) cold water to rinse (d) a bowl
- 12.🧈 Can this change be undone: baking a cake? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 13.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) folding paper (b) dissolving salt (c) rusting iron (d) freezing water
- 14.⚖️ 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
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cooking an egg (b) folding paper (c) baking a cake (d) rusting iron
- 16.🧈 Can this change be undone: folding paper? (a) can be undone (b) cannot be undone
- 17.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) turmeric powder (b) fresh cream (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) cold water to rinse
- 18.🔮 Predict: you stop shaking after only one minute. What do you have? (a) ghee (b) cheese (c) butter lumps (d) still runny cream
- 19.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? What do we do with “the cream temperature”? (a) we measure it (b) we change it (c) we keep it the same
- 20.🛟 Why is a plastic jar a good choice for shaking? (a) it is heavier (b) it will not break (c) it is magnetic (d) it is hotter
- 21.🧺 Which of these is not needed for making butter? (a) a bowl (b) yeast (c) a jar with a tight lid (d) fresh cream
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) folding paper (b) melting ice (c) cooking an egg (d) melting butter
- 23.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a bowl (b) a balloon (c) cold water to rinse (d) a jar with a tight lid
- 24.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is the one thing we change? (a) the same jar (b) the cream temperature (c) how hard we shake (d) time to make butter
- 25.🔮 Predict: the jar is filled right to the top with cream. What happens? (a) it makes salt (b) it takes much longer (c) it turns pink (d) it is much faster
- 26.🔍 What do you see after shaking cream in a jar for a long time? (a) sugar crystals (b) bubbles of gas (c) clear water only (d) lumps of butter
- 27.🧺 Do we need fresh cream for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
- 28.⚖️ Fair test — does cold cream turn into butter faster than warm cream? Which of these is what we measure? (a) the same jar (b) time to make butter (c) the amount of cream (d) the cream temperature
- 29.🛟 Why must the jar lid be screwed on tightly? (a) so cream does not spill (b) so it gets hot (c) so air gets out (d) so it turns yellow
- 30.True or false: milk turning to curd is a change that can be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 31.⚖️ 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
- 32.🧈 Which of these is a change that can be undone? (a) baking a cake (b) browning lemon ink (c) cooking an egg (d) dissolving salt
- 33.🧺 Which of these is needed for making butter? (a) a magnet (b) a mirror (c) cold water to rinse (d) a battery cell
- 34.⚖️ 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
- 35.🧈 Which of these is a change that cannot be undone? (a) melting butter (b) folding paper (c) browning lemon ink (d) freezing water
- 36.⚖️ 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
- 37.True or false: freezing water is a change that cannot be undone. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🧺 Do we need cold water to rinse for making butter? (a) not needed (b) needed
- 39.🧺 Three of these are needed for making butter. Which one is NOT needed? (a) a timer (b) yeast (c) fresh cream (d) a bowl
- 40.🧺 Do we need a balloon for making butter? (a) needed (b) not needed
Answer key
- False
- cannot be undone
- needed
- cannot be undone
- dissolving salt
- browning lemon ink
- buttermilk
- a magnet
- False
- can be undone
- a battery cell
- cannot be undone
- rusting iron
- True
- folding paper
- can be undone
- turmeric powder
- still runny cream
- we change it
- it will not break
- yeast
- cooking an egg
- a balloon
- the cream temperature
- it takes much longer
- lumps of butter
- needed
- time to make butter
- so cream does not spill
- False
- False
- dissolving salt
- cold water to rinse
- True
- browning lemon ink
- we keep it the same
- False
- needed
- yeast
- not needed
Free science experiments lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/science-experiments-for-kids