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