The Kool Chromatography Chemical Demonstration Kit is simple yet exciting, displaying concepts of column chromatography. Separate different colored dyes found in Kool-Aid® using chromatography methods resembling methods used in research.
Separate different colored dyes found in grape Kool-Aid® using chromatography methods that mimic popular methods used in research and industry. Students will be amazed as grape Kool-Aid goes through a column and comes out clear. The amazement will continue as varying concentrations of isopropyl alcohol are run through the column, resulting in first red, then a blue solution exiting the cartridge. A simple yet exciting demonstration displaying the concepts of column chromatography.
Materials Included in Kit: Isopropyl alcohol, lab grade, 70%, 500 mL Grape Kool-Aid® packet Reaction plate, 6 well Sep-Pak® C18 cartridge, 2 Syringe, 12 mL
Correlation to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)†
Science & Engineering Practices
Developing and using models Obtaining, evaluation, and communicating information Analyzing and interpreting data
Disciplinary Core Ideas
MS-PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter HS-PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter
Crosscutting Concepts
Cause and effect Structure and function Patterns Energy and matter