Grades 6-8
Chemical science
Teacher resources
In this experiment, students are challenged to determine if powdered drink mixes like Gatorade combine with water to create a mixture or chemically react to create a new substance called Gatorade. Students will attempt to separate the combination by filtration and then by distillation. Students will calculate the densities of reactants and products to determine if a new product with different properties has been created.
Standards Alignment + Connections
Next Generation Science Standards Connections
MS-PS-1-2: Analyze and interpret data on the properties of substances before and after the substances interact to determine if a chemical reaction has occurred.
Related Science TEKS
Grade 6 TEKS: 6.5C, 6.6B
Grade 7 TEKS: 7.6