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Power of Eruptions

Your child knows a volcano erupting is a powerful event. Hot melted rock and ash burst out. It can change the whole area around the volcano.

In curriculum terms

Appreciate that volcanic eruptions are powerful events that can change the landscape

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After watching a video of a volcano erupting, does your child show excitement and talk about how powerful it is and how it changes the land around it?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on
What Is a Volcanoages 5–7Appreciating eruption power benefits from knowing what a volcano is
Power of Eruptionsthis skill · ages 5–7
Unlocks
Pompeii & Vesuviusages 7–9Understanding Pompeii's destruction requires knowing eruptions are powerful
Active, Dormant & Extinctages 7–9Classification benefits from understanding eruptions vary in power
Tsunamisages 7–9Understanding tsunamis benefits from knowing eruptions are powerful

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Curriculum alignment

Where this fits in the official school curriculum — our best automated guess, not yet checked by a person.

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).

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