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