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.
Students will perform protein purification using column chromatography to gain a greater understanding of the biomanufacturing process of going from a cell to a protein to a product.
