Learning Map
ScienceWeather & Climateusually ages 9–11

Extreme Weather Events

Know about extreme weather events — hurricanes (spinning storms over warm ocean), tornadoes (violent rotating columns of air), floods, droughts, and blizzards — how they form, where they typically occur, and their effects on people and the environment

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If your child saw news about a hurricane, could they explain how it forms over warm ocean water, why it spins, and what makes it so destructive when it reaches land?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
Thunder & Lightningages 7–9Extreme weather builds on thunderstorm understanding
What Causes Windages 7–9Hurricanes and tornadoes require understanding what causes wind
The Water Cycleages 7–9Extreme weather involves the water cycle (floods, droughts)
Extreme Weather Eventsthis skill · ages 9–11
Unlocks
Weather-Resistant Engineeringages 9–11Engineering for extreme weather requires understanding the hazards
Hurricanes, Tornadoes & Monsoonsages 12–13Mechanistic explanation of hurricanes and extreme weather depends on extreme weather overview

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Curriculum alignment

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

Show candidate curriculum codes · 2 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

This skill sits outside the F–6 Australian Curriculum — no candidate code matched (v0.1).

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2S4U08medium confidenceScience · Levels 3 and 4 · Science Understanding strand
VC2S6U06medium confidenceScience · Levels 5 and 6 · Science Understanding strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

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