Metamorphosis
Metamorphosis is a biological process used by amphibians, arthropods, crustaceans and few other types of organisms to develop after birth into an adult form that has a significantly different physiology. Usually the transformation is abrupt and is accompanied by a change in habitat. A well known example is the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly, or a tadpole into a frog.
Play Quiz Games :| Grades | Quiz Games (with special printable formats for classroom use) | |
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| 2nd - 8th | Metamorphosis Quiz, #1 | Life Cycle of a Frog |
| Metamorphosis Quiz, #2 | Quiz on Life Cycle | |
| Quiz on Insect Metamorphosis | Quiz on Insect Anatomy | |
| Quiz on Interesting Insect Facts | Quiz on Insects | |
Science Games, Diagrams & Activities :  Label the Frog Life Cycle, Insect Life Cycle |  Jigsaw Puzzles |  Slide Puzzles |
 Flow Chart Games - Life Cycle of a Butterfly, Life Cycle of a Frog | ||
 Vocabulary Games - Metamorphosis Terms, Insect Terms, Names of Insect | ||
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Science Videos & Lessons: (Reviewed by K-12 teachers) Science Lesson - Metamorphosis Grades: All Learn about metamorphosis. Metamorphosis is a fascinating phenomenon because in a matter of a few days a caterpillar can transform into a completely different looking creature, a butterfly. 3:00 |
Butterfly Metamorphosis Grades: All From egg to an adult - follow the life cycle of a butterfly. 2:00 |
Life of a Monarch Butterfly, Time-lapse Grades: All The presentation uses time-lapse photography to follow the life of a Monarch caterpillar that metamorphoses into a butterfly. 3:25 |
Time-lapse of Butterfly Lifecycle Grades: All Time-lapse close up of Monarch caterpillar pupating, and later the butterfly breaking out of its chrysalis. Watch the wings expand as the belly fluids are pumped into them. 2:15 |
Metamorphosis of the Monarch Butterfly Grades: All An award winning extraordinary film that tracks a Monarch butterfly from its birth and its delicate metamorphosis from caterpillar into butterfly. It also follows its journey from country to city. 1:35 |
Metamorphosis - Tadpoles to Frogs Grades: All Metamorphosis in frogs - watch tadpoles grow into frogs, from eggs to young adults step by step. 7:10 |
Honey Bees - Life Cycle Grades: All The lesson presents the life cycle of a honey bee as an example of complete metamorphosis, the development of an insect from egg to larva, then pupa, then adult. 10:00 |
Ladybug Beetle Larvae Metamorphosis Grades: All A hippodamia ladybird beetle pupates in this time-lapse presentation. 1:00 |
Beetle Pupa Metamorphoses Into Adulthood Grades: All A time-lapse sequence of a beetle pupa metamorphosing into an adult beetle. 1:05 |
Dragonfly Metamorphosis Grades: All The video catches the moment when a water nymph changes into a dragonfly and flies away. 1:45 |
Life Cycle of a Dragonfly Grades: All Follow the life cycle of a dragonfly in this presentation. 3:30 |
Life Cycle of the Treehole Mosquito Grades: All Learn about the life cycle of the treehole mosquito. 9:10 |
Amazing Cicada Life Cycle Grades: All After lying beneath the earth for up to 17 years, cicadas venture above ground as a massive group to shed their larvae shells, sprout wings and sing for a mate. 5:20 |
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