Re: What experiments can I do with kids to learn about a specimin bone?

Experiments to do with kids to learn about bones.

There really are not a lot of things you can do from a forensic 
perspective on chicken bones. Most of the ones we see are from young 
chickens and I suspect, for economic reasons, male. Without comparisons, 
any specific little detail would be out of context and mostly difficult to 
convey.

Instead, I suggest you look at the relationships among bones within and 
between animal species. The absolute BEST book I can think of to guide you 
in this is:

“Make Your Own Dinosaur out of Chicken Bones: Foolproof Instructions for 
Budding Paleontologists” by Christopher McGowan. Perennial Books, 1997

I don’t think you can miss if you have the kids collect chicken bones to 
make a dinosaur. The project is fun (I’ve done it twice myself) and very 
instructive on comparative anatomy (as a PhD I’m a little ashamed to admit 
how much I learned from this book and project).