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Study the word PHENOMENON: (Source) The word "phenomenon" comes from a Greek one meaning "to show up, or to bring to light." A phenomenon can be anything that happens that you can see or notice. The blossoming of a flower is a phenomenon: it's an event that takes place that you can pay attention to and think about. (Source) We call more than one of these "phenomena" (not "phenomenons"). You might call things phenomena if you're studying them closely or scientifically, paying attention to how they move, change, or work, so that you can understand what causes them. For example, allergic phenomena are the things your body does to freak out when it comes into contact with certain materials. Lisa's nose is red and runny when she's outdoors, breathing in the grass and the flowers. She has allergies, and her red, runny nose is an allergic phenomenon: a thing that her body does in this specific situation. (Source) We tend to pay a lot of attention to phenomena that are amazing and mysterious: rainbows arcing across the sky, stars exploding in space as they die, an athlete leaping through the air to dunk a basketball. (Source) So, although a phenomenon can be anything that you can observe, it often means, more specifically, "some amazing, mysterious, or extraordinary thing or person." For example, someone who's amazing at basketball is a phenomenon. (Source) Bobby Fischer was a phenomenal chess player. He won many championships against adult experts when he was only fourteen years old. (Source) So, when you want to say how rare, exciting, amazing, impressive, and even mysterious someone or something is, call it phenomenal.   Make a flash card: You can write your own definition and choose your own picture, or copy mine. Term Definition Picture phenomenon an event you can observe; or, a very extraordinary person or thing   Write your own sentence! You can use either of the two ideas I'll suggest, or you can invent your own. Include as much detail as you can! (Source)   Write a sentence with the word PHENOMENON: Remember: when you call something a phenomenon, it could be any effect or process that you're studying, or it could be a totally incredible, mind-boggling person or thing. Idea 1: "(Some meal, show, book, or song) is phenomenal, with (some absolutely amazing part or piece)." Idea 2: "A phenomenon in nature that fascinates me is (something); it makes me wonder (how or why) it happens." You can type in here. When you're done, copy and paste your sentence wherever you'd like it to go.