It has to be related to chemistry.....it can't be an experiment that can be considered a biological experiment or a psychological experiment.
Test it for acidity. That one is pretty basic. When I was in a college chemistry class we did tests to determine which chemicals were in a sample given to us. A lot of it depended on solubility and things like that. Add one chemical to the sample and see what reaction you had. From there you could look up to see which chemicals interact to cause that reaction. We had like 20 different tests to do to figure out what was in the sample. It was a big part of our final.
so far some pretty good answers. neutralize it with baking soda. measure the pH. measure its corrosion rate on steel. analyze it's composition (a bit more complicated but interesting). how about evaporating it and measuring the amount of sugar remaining?
Steal some off the bench at a football game
Preform? *sigh* You can PERFORM chemistry experiments on sports drinks by breaking down their chemical composition and analyzing each component and how it interacts with the others.
Determine the sugar content. Look up in your text for a simple fermentation experiment. Substitute your sports drink (or several cans, for your sugar source). After the fermentation is over - isolate the alcohol mixture, and run a GC. From the value of the peak (percentage) you will be able to back calculate the concentration of sugar in the energy drink. Compare it to what is printed on the label on the can. Do they match? If they don't match - why?
