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Science / Year 6 / Science Understanding / Earth and space sciences
Version 8
Curriculum content descriptions
Sudden geological changes and extreme weather events can affect Earth’s surface (ACSSU096)
Elaborations
- investigating major geological events such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis in Australia, the Asia region and throughout the world
- recognising that earthquakes can cause tsunamis
- describing how people measure significant geological events
- exploring ways that scientific understanding can assist in natural disaster management to minimise both long- and short-term effects
- considering the effect of drought on living and non-living aspects of the environment
ScOT terms
Weather, Earth movements