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ScienceVolcanoes & Earthquakesusually ages 9–11

Eruption Types & Volcano Shape

Understand that not all volcanic eruptions are the same: some flow gently (effusive) and some explode violently (explosive), depending on the properties of the magma, and that volcano shape is related to eruption type

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If your child compared pictures of a gently oozing Hawaiian volcano and a violently erupting one like Mount St Helens, could they explain why eruptions look so different and how that relates to the volcano's shape?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Active, Dormant & Extinctages 7–9Eruption types build on volcano classification
Inside a Volcanoages 7–9Eruption types depend on understanding magma and internal volcano structure
Plate Boundariesages 9–11Eruption types benefit from plate boundary context
Eruption Types & Volcano Shapethis skill · ages 9–11
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Famous Eruptions & Pangaeaages 9–11Famous eruptions benefit from understanding eruption types

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Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1). No NSW K–6 outcome code matched (v0.1). No Victorian Curriculum 2.0 code matched (v0.1).

Nearby on the map

Earthquake-Resistant Designages 9–11 Famous Eruptions & Pangaeaages 9–11 Measuring Earthquake Strengthages 9–11 Monitoring Volcanoesages 9–11

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