The tutorial examines metamorphosis. Some topics explored are complete metamorphosis, incomplete metamorphosis, and crustacean metamorphosis. Definitions, examples, and pictures are on the concept are included.

This is the complete text of the novel The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka.

Franziska Bauer explains how a butterfly emerges from squishy larvae to an armored, aerodynamic, and nimble adult.

A very simple, interactive, and informative explanation of things students can do to learn more about butterflies. Elementary appropriate.

The goal of this activity is for students to learn how to tell a story in order to make a complex topic (such as global warming or ozone holes) easier for a reader to grasp. Students realize that the narrative impulse underlies even...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Most insects can reproduce quickly within a short period of time, which means they evolve faster and can adjust to environmental changes. Most reproduce by sexual...

For teaching Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis, this site provides links to lesson plans, handouts, and other resources to enhance student understanding.

Page presents and discusses the "double life" of amphibians, prior to and following metamorphosis. Good site, using primarily text-based methods.

Article reports on the changes galaxies have experienced that can be observed with the Hubble telescope.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Compares and contrasts the major stages in insect life cycles, such as those that undergo incomplete and complete metamorphosis.

Through the study of various fictional works and literary criticism, students explore "magical realism." Students learn about the interconnectedness of texts over time and space as they study how authors transform source material....

This is an interesting experiment for an Investigator who is 1) curious about insect metamorphosis and 2) patient. You'll need to set up different controlled environments for the chrysalides, and then check on them regularly as you wait...

Students love the magic of the metamorphosis that produces a butterfly. We will listen to the story and write about our favorite part and include a picture. Examples of the student's work are included.

Learn about the complete metamorphosis of the darkling beetle.

In this lab experiment site, you will observe the complete metamorphosis of a Painted Lady Butterfly, identify the four stages of complete metamorphosis, and understand the difference between incomplete and complete metamorphosis.

Learn how a rotary phone transformed into the smartphones we have today in this article.

This drawing shows the metamorphosis of a frog. The five different images each show a stage in the development from tadpole to fully grown frog.

This site features the author Franz Kafka including a biography and the full text of the novel The Metamorphosis.

General information about insects is available. Identify an insect's anatomy, understand metamorphosis and the identification system.

An activity to help students learn about the life cycle of a butterfly. Information about metamorphosis and migration is also included.

A fun, hands-on project that will allow your students see first-hand how metamorphosis works. Students observe mealworms develop and change right before their eyes.

Provides basic facts about butterflies, with photographs and an explanation of metamorphosis.

Notes introducing denouement and providing plot diagrams and examples of denouement in three classical texts: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, "Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka, and "The Duchess and the Jeweler" by...

All animals develop and grow over time. The animals in this document undergo one of the most dramatic developmental processes known, metamorphosis. See if you can place the developmental stages in their proper order.