As Thanksgiving is
fast approaching, I thought you would like to do some Thanksgiving science.
What do you think? Are you up for it? J I bet you are………..so, here goes:
WISHBONES
I
collect chicken and turkey wishbones.
Why? Well, because I can break them with
someone and we can both make and send someone a lovely wish……..
But,
as exciting for me, I collect them because there’s a great deal of scientific
interest in chicken and turkey wishbones.
Did
you know that?
The V
shaped bone that we call the wishbone is named the FURCULA bone by the scientists
who dig for dinosaur fossils. It turns out that bird-like dinosaurs (called theropods)
had the same shape bone, and is, thus, a major link to the modern bird!!
Can
you imagine that? Chickens and turkeys - and all birds, in fact - are
descendants of dinosaurs? Amazing, isn’t it?
I clean the wish bone and dip it
in a small saucer of hydrogen peroxide. When it’s bleached a shiny white, I
take it out of the saucer, dry it and put it into a pocket museum!!
OK,
that’s it, your Thanksgiving science! Enjoy
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