Changing Landforms Phenomena Poster Set

Help students explore how Earth’s surface changes over time with this engaging Changing Landforms phenomena resource. These visually rich science posters are designed to spark curiosity, strengthen observation skills, and encourage students to explain how natural processes can shape and reshape land.

Each poster begins with a student-friendly phenomenon question and pairs it with a detailed visual scene, helping students connect what they see to important ideas about changing landforms.

What’s Included

This resource includes six individual full-color portrait phenomena posters.

Each poster includes:

A high-interest phenomenon question

A detailed science visual or real-world scene

“What do you notice?” observation prompts

“What do you wonder?” discussion questions

Key science vocabulary

A “Try This Thinking” activity or challenge

A CER Starter for Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning practice

A concise science statement reinforcing the main concept

Explore How Land Changes

Students can use the posters to investigate how water, wind, weathering, erosion, and other natural processes can change Earth’s surface.

The visual phenomena give students concrete examples to observe and discuss, making it easier to understand that landforms are not always permanent and can change gradually or more quickly depending on the processes involved.

Build Observation and Questioning Skills

The Notice and Wonder sections encourage students to look closely at each phenomenon before jumping to an explanation.

Students can identify patterns, compare features, generate questions, and discuss possible causes of the changes they observe.

These routines help create a classroom environment where curiosity and evidence are central to science learning.

Strengthen Science Vocabulary

Each poster includes key vocabulary connected directly to the phenomenon.

Students encounter important science terms within meaningful visual contexts, helping them build stronger connections between vocabulary and the processes they are studying.

The posters can remain displayed throughout the unit as an ongoing visual reference.

Support CER Practice

Each phenomenon includes a student-friendly CER Starter.

Students are prompted to make a claim, identify evidence from the visual, and explain how that evidence supports their reasoning.

This repeated structure makes it easier to introduce Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning while helping young scientists develop stronger oral and written explanations.

Great for Classroom Use

Use these posters for:

Whole-group science instruction

Phenomenon launches

Science focus walls

Notice and Wonder routines

Small-group instruction

Science centers

Science notebook responses

Vocabulary development

CER practice

Partner discussions

Review and reinforcement

Unit introductions

Classroom displays

Revisit the Phenomena Throughout the Unit

These posters are designed to support ongoing learning.

Introduce a phenomenon at the beginning of instruction and collect students’ initial ideas. Return to the same poster later and ask students to revise their explanations based on new evidence, vocabulary, and scientific understanding.

This provides students with a visible way to see how their thinking develops over time.

Make Earth Science More Concrete

Changing landforms can be difficult for young learners to understand when they only encounter the concepts through text.

These posters provide visual examples that help students see evidence of change, discuss possible causes, and begin explaining the processes shaping Earth’s surface.

Important Disclaimer

This resource is independently created and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or produced by Amplify Education. The use of “Amplify” in the product title is intended only to help educators identify the curriculum topic with which this supplemental resource may be used. Amplify Education owns its respective trademarks and curriculum materials.