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Fast & Slow Earth Changes

Understand that Earth's surface changes: some changes are quick (eruptions, earthquakes) and some are slow (wind, water wearing away rock)

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If you point out a cliff being worn away by waves, can your child explain that this happens slowly, while a volcanic eruption or earthquake changes the land quickly?

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Builds on
What Is a Volcanoages 5–7Quick/slow changes concept benefits from volcano as example of quick change
What Is an Earthquakeages 5–7Quick/slow changes concept benefits from earthquake as example of quick change
Fast & Slow Earth Changesthis skill · ages 5–7
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Ring of Fireages 7–9Pattern mapping benefits from knowing Earth's surface changes

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

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

Show candidate curriculum codes · 1 ACARA · 1 NSW

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9S3U02low confidenceYear 3 · Science understanding

compare the observable properties of soils, rocks and minerals and investigate why they are important Earth resources

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

ST1-SCI-01low confidenceScience and Technology K-6 · Stage 1

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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