Power of Eruptions

ScienceVolcanoes & EarthquakesAges 5–7

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

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Compare modeled landscapes before and after an eruption while separating models from event evidence.

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partial: Appreciate that volcanic eruptions are powerful events that can change the landscape
Bounded task opportunity only; this task samples the clause using repeated-application evidence, not full coverage or learner attainment.
partial: Describe an eruption as a powerful, dramatic event
Bounded task opportunity only; this task samples the clause using repeated-application evidence, not full coverage or learner attainment.
partial: Give examples of how an eruption changes the area around a volcano
Bounded task opportunity only; this task samples the clause using repeated-application evidence, not full coverage or learner attainment.
blocked: Compare the landscape before and after an eruption using pictures
Exact source demand not established: No verified before/after photographs or eruption footage supplied; modeled diagrams do not satisfy that exact media condition.; Excitement is not required evidence of understanding. Real observation/media-dependent evidence remains conditional where required.
blocked: After watching a video of a volcano erupting, does {{name}} show excitement and talk about how powerful it is and how it changes the land around it?
Exact source demand not established: No verified before/after photographs or eruption footage supplied; modeled diagrams do not satisfy that exact media condition.; Excitement is not required evidence of understanding. Real observation/media-dependent evidence remains conditional where required.

No verified before/after photographs or eruption footage supplied; modeled diagrams do not satisfy that exact media condition.
Excitement is not required evidence of understanding.

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Describe an eruption as a powerful, dramatic event
Give examples of how an eruption changes the area around a volcano
Compare the landscape before and after an eruption using pictures

“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?”

Curriculum record

Type: Conceptual
Subject: Science
Domain: Volcanoes & Earthquakes
Age range: Ages 5–7