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ScienceEarth's Systemsusually ages 7–8

Preventing Erosion

Compare multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land

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If your child sees a sandcastle being washed away by waves, can they think of ways to protect it — like building a wall or planting grass to hold the sand?

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Builds on
Shapes of land and waterages 7–8Must know about landforms before designing solutions to prevent wind/water erosion
Preventing Erosionthis skill · ages 7–8
Unlocks
Rapid earth changesages 7–8Must understand erosion before comparing fast vs slow Earth events
Erosion and weatheringages 9–10Must understand erosion prevention before measuring weathering/erosion effects systematically

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Curriculum alignment

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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

VC2S2U09low confidenceScience · Foundation to Level 2 · Science Understanding strand

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