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