What Causes Wind
Your child knows what makes wind blow. The sun warms some ground more than others. Warm air rises because it is lighter, and cooler air rushes in to take its place.
In curriculum terms
Understand what causes wind: the Sun heats the Earth's surface unevenly, warm air rises because it is lighter, and cooler air rushes in to take its place — this movement of air is wind
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Can your child explain why wind blows — that the Sun warms some areas more than others, warm air floats upward, and cooler air rushes in to fill the gap?
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Curriculum alignment
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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).