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Experiment with Gatorade!

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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.

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