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Maria Sibylla Merian - Experiments

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Metamorphosis

How does a caterpillar become a butterfly? Watch the film showing the metamorphosis speeded up in time-lapse photography.

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Frottage

Make a frottage of the metamorphosis. Make sure they are in the right order. You will find the materials on the table, and an exact description of how it works on the research sheet.


Enlargement

Turn on the light of the large magnifying glass and observe the caterpillar, cocoon and butterfly. Make a drawing of the butterfly.


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