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Lesson 1: Morph Introduction
Starting Your Journey

Activity 3 - Research

How many things did you create from folding that one piece of plain paper? By changing the shape of that paper, but not actually changing the paper itself, you've demonstrated the concept of “morph.” You have changed the form of the paper, but not the material itself. A “morph” is something that has a form or shape that can change.

Let's go back to our definition of metamorphosis to prove it. Metamorphosis has both of our words in it, so let's see how it applies to “morph.”

The definition tells us that a tadpole changes in to a frog. This works for “morph” because the shape or form changes but not the genetic makeup itself. The same applies for the example of caterpillars that change into butterflies.

Now let's go to two web sites for examples:

• Butterfly
  
• Frogs

What are the similarities between the two species? How many stages does it take for a butterfly to go through metamorphosis? How about a frog?

Go to Activity 4.

 

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