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Volcanoes & Earthquakes

Eruptions, tremors and our restless Earth — 28 skills across 9 years. Every skill below shows what it builds on and how to tell your child has it.

Science28 skillsages 5–14

Grouped by the age children typically start each skill. Ages are typical, not deadlines — follow your child’s pace.

Around age 5

Earth Is Made of Rockages 5–7AC ✓ Earthquake Safetyages 5–7 Fast & Slow Earth Changesages 5–7AC ✓ Power of Eruptionsages 5–7 What Is a Volcanoages 5–7 What Is an Earthquakeages 5–7

Around age 7

Active, Dormant & Extinctages 7–9 Earth's Layersages 7–9 Inside a Volcanoages 7–9 Pompeii & Vesuviusages 7–9 Ring of Fireages 7–9 Tsunamisages 7–9 Types of Rockages 7–9 Why Earthquakes Happenages 7–9

Around age 9

Earthquake-Resistant Designages 9–11 Eruption Types & Volcano Shapeages 9–11 Famous Eruptions & Pangaeaages 9–11 Measuring Earthquake Strengthages 9–11AC ✓ Monitoring Volcanoesages 9–11AC ✓ Natural Disaster Solutionsages 9–10 Plate Boundariesages 9–11 Tectonic Platesages 9–11AC ✓ The Rock Cycleages 9–11AC ✓

Around age 11

How Tectonic Plates Moveages 11–12 Seismic Waves & Earth's Interiorages 11–13

Around age 12

Hazard Assessment & Evacuationages 12–14 Supervolcanoes & Volcanic Winterages 12–13

Around age 13

Volcanoes & Mass Extinctionsages 13–14

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