Materials:
Powdered lemonade mix
Other drink mixes with different flavors and colors (iced tea is good!)
Spoons
Cups
Clear soda pop or seltzer (optional)
Test tubes, beakers, funnels and pipettes (optional)

Directions: Mix a batch of lemonade according to the instructions on the pouch or can. In separate containers, mix small amounts of the other drink mixes with water. Pour lemonade into a cup. Using a spoon (or pipette), mix small amounts of a different drink into the lemonade to invent a new flavor! Be sure to taste test, and to pay attention to what happens when the colors mix as well. Try adding seltzer or clear soda to add a little fizz to your concoction. Using science gear such as test tubes, beakers, funnels and pipettes makes this project even more fun, but of course are not required.

Science: This experiment involves solids (drink mixes) and a liquid (water). When they are combined, the solids dissolve into the liquid to make various solutions.

Solids are things that hold their shape do not take the shape of a container. Liquids are things that do take the shape of their container. A solution is a mixture of one substance dissolved in another so that the properties are the same throughout.

Food chemists sometimes work for food and beverage companies to develop new and different drinks. Next time you are at the store, make note of how many colors and flavors of drinks there are! This is science at work.