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- The world of a butterfly
- The transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly is one of nature's most amazing feats. These photographs show the development of an eastern black swallowtail butterfly from egg to larva to chrysalis to adult.
- Format: slideshow (multiple pages)
- Butterfly metamorphosis
- This is an integrated lesson which is introduced using the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Butterfly metamorphosis is explored through art, math, and writing.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Science)
- By Laura Byers.
- Gneiss and gabbro
- In Roan Mountain Highlands, page 9
- Figure 7 shows a close-up of the contact between the gneiss and the intruded gabbro. The gneiss is at the top. It is light colored and its surface is pocked by erosion. The gabbro is on the bottom, is darker and has a much smoother surface. The knife (shown...
- By Jennifer Godwin-Wyer and Dirk Frankenberg.
- The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka
- Students study the symbolism, setting, and characterization in Kafka's work.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–10 English Language Arts)
- By Laura Rose.
- Eastern black swallowtail butterfly
- A few hours after it emerges from the chrysalis, the butterfly's wings are dry, and it is ready to fly away.
- Format: image/photograph
- Eastern black swallowtail butterfly
- After emerging from the chrysalis, the butterfly must wait for its wings to dry before flying.
- Format: image/photograph
- Eastern black swallowtail butterfly: Chrysalis
- This chrysalis is green to match the leaf to which it is attached.
- Format: image/photograph
- Eastern black swallowtail butterfly: Emerging from chrysalis
- The butterfly, just emerged from its chrysalis, must wait for its wings to dry before it can fly.
- Format: image/photograph
- Eastern black swallowtail butterfly: Chrysalis
- With the front part of its body suspended by a pair of threads from the underside of a plant stem, the butterfly larva becomes a chrysalis.
- Format: image/photograph
- Eastern black swallowtail butterfly: Chrysalis with adult butterfly ready to emerge
- Before the adult butterfly emerges, the chrysalis becomes papery and translucent.
- Format: image/photograph
- Butterfly cycle
- Students will understand the life cycle of the butterfly and create various art activities that would model metamorphosis.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Science)
- By Becky Woolard.
- Marvelous metamorphosis
- Most kids love insects. This integrated unit will enable students the opportunity to observe, identify, and describe the life cycle a mealworm goes through during his metamorphosis into a grain beetle.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts and Science)
- By Pam Maness.
- Spinning spider stories
- This interdisciplinary lesson is designed to introduce students to the purpose and process of comparative literature. The literary selections may be altered according to audience and purpose, from grades 5 through 8.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Edie McDowell.
Resources on the web
- Frog Metamorphosis
- See a tadpole grow into a frog! 19 images with corresponding captions that follow and explain the development of egg to tadpole to frog. (Learn more)
- Format: website/general
- Provided by: The Offwell Woodland & Wildlife Trust
- Cool Science for Curious Kids
- An interactive website for youngsters to learn about caterpillars, plant parts, air, and more through activities both on and offline. (Learn more)
- Format: website/activity
- Provided by: Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- The Butterfly Lab
- Includes information about breeding, feeding, and maintaining caterpillars and butterflies as well as a field guide, audio clips, and butterfly activities that can be used in the classroom. (Learn more)
- Format: website/activity
- Provided by: Chicago Academy of Sciences
