Question

so im doing an inquiry project on sports drinks...what should i do?

Answer 1

In terms of sports drinks, there are a few energy drinks that you might be able to do.

Monster
Redbull
Gator-ade (I think it's spelt like that)
Rockstar

Sports drinks are usually energy drinks, otherwise, there's Coca-Cola (Which I don't suggest drinking if you're doing sports.)

Answer 2

@Triton Like what should i research about them? like which sports drinks are the best...or is there another topic something relating to this??

Answer 3

You should try to maybe compare the amount of energy given, perhaps some negative side effects or, any study associated with illness involving such drinks. What level, grade, or standard is this?

Answer 4

im in 12th grade ><

Answer 5

like this is my first inquiry project and i really dont know where to start...

Answer 6

If you're doing it for chemistry class, you'd want to do a comparison of the different drinks, the substances that are in them, then perhaps, as a side note (or for extra points) just do a quick study on adverse effects.

Answer 7

Make sure you indicate the different energy amounts per drink.

Answer 8

oh i should get a bunch of differnt kinds of energy drinks and do a comparison

Answer 9

Correct :)

Answer 10

but my teacher wanted to be really deep...i didn't really get by how deep. i thought how would sports drink boost your exercise rather than water

Answer 11

She probably meant she want's an in-depth inquiry. So, you'd probably have to go all out, and do analysis of the effects.

Answer 12

Here's a starting point for you. Work out how much energy is contained in a Monster drink of about 330ml. (coke can size) Then compare the different kinds, and measure which one has the most per ml.

Answer 13

By doing that, you can see which one provides the most energy :)

Answer 14

okay...

Answer 15

so once i find the most energy i can go in dept what compounds are in there

Answer 16

and what each of those compounds do..for example potassium or calcium

Answer 17

Yes, also there is a lot of caffeine and sugar in it, so you might want work out the ratios of those two.

Answer 18

how do i do that?

Answer 19

See if they tell you on the can, the amount of each substance, from there, you can work out the ratios...? have you done molar, or chemical based ratios before?

Answer 20

no...we just started with chemistry and our teachers just telling us to do werid kinds of projects ><

Answer 21

Hahahaha, ok, don't stress about the ratios yet then, just to an energy comparison and a negative and positive effects comparison :)

Answer 22

okay for the energy comparison. should i compare every single one on the nutrition facts?

Answer 23

Yes, you'll score good points for that.

Answer 24

OKay!! Ill do my best!! THank you so much!! you saved my life! better than my high school teacher!!!

Answer 25

Hahaha! No problem :)

Answer 26

Good luck!