Grade 2 Phenomena Poster Bundle

Bring phenomenon-based science instruction to life with this complete Grade 2 Phenomena Bundle.

This bundle includes all three Grade 2 science units and provides 18 full-color phenomena posters designed to spark curiosity, encourage meaningful classroom discussion, strengthen science vocabulary, and build students’ ability to explain scientific ideas using evidence.

Each unit includes six individual portrait posters built around engaging science phenomena. Students are invited to observe closely, ask questions, identify patterns, discuss possible explanations, and revisit their thinking as they learn more.

These are more than classroom decorations. Each poster is designed to become an active instructional tool that can be used to launch learning, support discussion, reinforce concepts, and develop scientific reasoning throughout the unit.

Units Included

Plant and Animal Relationships

Properties of Materials

Changing Landforms

Each unit includes six phenomena posters for a total of 18 posters in the complete Grade 2 bundle.

What’s Included on Each Phenomena Poster

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 that reinforces the central concept

Plant and Animal Relationships

Help students investigate the connections among plants, animals, and their environments.

Students can explore how living things depend on one another, how plants and animals interact, and how organisms rely on resources and environmental conditions to survive.

The visual phenomena encourage students to look for relationships, identify patterns, ask questions, and develop explanations about the interconnected world of living things.

Properties of Materials

Encourage students to investigate why different materials behave in different ways.

Students explore observable properties such as strength, flexibility, texture, absorbency, and other characteristics while considering why certain materials are better suited for particular purposes.

These phenomena help students connect the properties of everyday materials with their real-world uses.

Changing Landforms

Help students explore how Earth’s surface changes over time.

Students investigate how processes such as weathering, erosion, moving water, and other natural forces can shape and reshape land.

The phenomena provide concrete visual examples that help young learners observe evidence of change and begin explaining how Earth’s surface can look different over time.

Build Strong Notice and Wonder Routines

Each poster provides a ready-to-use opportunity for students to slow down and examine a scientific phenomenon before receiving an explanation.

Students can describe what they notice, generate questions, compare observations with classmates, identify patterns, and make predictions.

These routines make the posters especially effective for launching science lessons and encouraging student-centered discussion.

Develop Scientific Reasoning

Rather than giving students an answer immediately, the posters encourage them to construct explanations from evidence.

Students can begin with an initial idea, gather additional information during instruction, and return to the same phenomenon later to revise their thinking.

This gives students an authentic opportunity to experience science as an ongoing process of observing, questioning, gathering evidence, and improving explanations.

Build CER Skills Throughout the Year

Every poster includes a student-friendly CER Starter.

Students practice:

Making a Claim

Identifying Evidence from the phenomenon

Using Reasoning to explain how the evidence supports the claim

With 18 different phenomena included in the bundle, students receive repeated opportunities to build confidence with Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning across multiple areas of science.

Strengthen Science Vocabulary in Context

Science vocabulary becomes more meaningful when students can connect new words to something they can actually observe.

Each poster introduces important vocabulary within the context of a visual phenomenon.

Rather than memorizing isolated definitions, students can use science terms while discussing, describing, and explaining what they see.

The posters can remain displayed throughout each unit to provide an ongoing visual vocabulary reference.

Perfect for Science Focus Walls

Display the posters as part of a science focus wall and rotate them as your class progresses through each unit.

You can introduce one phenomenon at a time or display several together to encourage students to make connections among concepts.

Because each poster includes multiple instructional components, your focus wall becomes an interactive learning space rather than simply a decorative display.

Great for Classroom Use

Use this bundle 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

Morning science discussions

Unit introductions

Review and reinforcement

Assessment discussions

Classroom displays

Use the Posters Before, During, and After Instruction

Before instruction, use a phenomenon to uncover students’ prior knowledge and initial ideas.

During instruction, return to the poster as students gather evidence and learn new vocabulary.

After instruction, ask students to revisit the original phenomenon and explain it again using what they now know.

This simple routine allows students to see how their scientific understanding develops throughout a unit.

Save With the Complete Grade 2 Collection

Instead of purchasing the three Grade 2 units separately, this bundle gives you the complete Grade 2 Phenomena collection in one resource.

You receive:

3 complete science units

6 phenomena posters per unit

18 total phenomena posters

Consistent formatting across all three units

Repeated Notice and Wonder practice

Repeated CER opportunities

Integrated science vocabulary support

A cohesive visual system for your Grade 2 science focus wall

The consistent design makes it easy for students to become familiar with the routine while each new phenomenon keeps science instruction fresh and engaging.

A Yearlong Resource for Phenomenon-Based Science

With 18 different phenomena covering life science, physical science, and Earth science concepts, this bundle provides a versatile collection of instructional materials that can be used throughout the Grade 2 science year.

Whether you use the posters to launch a unit, guide discussion, support a focus wall, reinforce vocabulary, or practice evidence-based explanations, they provide students with repeated opportunities to think and communicate like scientists.

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 topics with which this supplemental resource may be used. Amplify Education owns its respective trademarks and curriculum materials.