Sunday, January 8, 2012

The Science of Fun-Rubber Bones

Science gone wrong-yucky bones!
The Secret Scientist's experiment-Rubber Bones! Supplies list; one test tube, a clean chicken bone, and vinegar. 1) Take a clean chicken bone and let it dry overnight. 2) Place the bone in the test tube and fill it with vinegar.  3) Let the bone sit in the vinegar for a week. Each day the bone will get more bendable. By the end of the week you should be able to tie the bone in a knot!
We waited one full week. We dried the bones off then tried to tie them into a knot. First, the bones felt so yucky, no one wanted to touch them!! They were bendable, but not bendable enough to tie into a knot. What went wrong? Additional ideas at:  Weird Science Kids-Rubber Chicken Bone Experiment