{"product_id":"earthquakes-worksheets","title":"Earthquakes Worksheets | Australian Curriculum Science Years 3 to 6 | Earth and Space Sciences","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eAustralian primary teachers planning an Earth and Space Sciences unit face a consistent problem: finding a resource that covers earthquake science accurately, pitches content at the right level, builds genuine comprehension rather than surface recall, and requires zero preparation time. This six-page print-and-go packet solves that completely.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eCreated by an experienced primary educator, every page uses child-friendly language, clear visual design, and scaffolded tasks that move students from reading to understanding to independent recall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat is included?\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-width: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e2 x information pages covering what earthquakes are, what they feel like, what to do during an earthquake, the Richter Scale, and the largest recorded earthquake in history\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-width: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e2 x comprehension question worksheets requiring students to locate and retrieve information directly from the text\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-width: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e1 x guided note-taking worksheet with concept prompt boxes where students explain key ideas in their own words\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-width: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e1 x key facts and summary template to consolidate learning\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow do I use this resource?\u003c\/b\u003e Use as a standalone lesson, within a broader natural disasters unit, as a guided reading activity in literacy rotations, or as a structured homework task. Requires no prior research, no specialist science knowledge, and no preparation beyond printing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAustralian Curriculum Version 9 alignment\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-width: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAC9S5U03: The Earth's surface is shaped by tectonic plate movement and sudden events including earthquakes and volcanic eruptions (Year 5, Earth and Space Sciences) - primary alignment\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-width: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAC9S3U03 and AC9S4U03: Earth's surface changes over time as a result of natural processes (Years 3 and 4, Earth and Space Sciences)\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-width: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAC9S6U03: The Earth's surface is dynamic and shaped by internal and external processes over geological time (Year 6, Earth and Space Sciences)\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoListParagraphCxSpLast\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-add-space: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;\"\u003e·\u003cspan style=\"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-width: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;\"\u003e      \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eAC9E5LY06 and AC9E4LY06: Comprehension strategies including locating and retrieving information from informational texts (English, Years 3 to 6)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWho is this resource suitable for?\u003c\/b\u003e Australian Years 3 to 6 (ages 8 to 12). Best suited to Year 5 as a core lesson. Accessible for capable Year 3 readers with support. Works well for Year 6 revision or early finisher tasks. Strong cross-curriculum fit with HASS natural disasters and community safety topics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat format is this file?\u003c\/b\u003e PPTX. Which is simply A4 pages in PowerPoint, however with that further step taken to visually flatten each page. This ensures no distortion of images, answer fields or fonts; I first-hand understand the frustration of downloading a beautiful resource ready for your lesson, only to discover the content on the pages go completely out of alignment when opened on a different device, and teachers just don't have time to play around trying to fix this! If for any reason you prefer a PDF, not to worry! Just right-click, select 'Save as PDF' and you have both options in one download. Simple, but options are important, so I hope this helps!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan this be used in a natural disasters unit?\u003c\/b\u003e Yes! Pairs perfectly alongside resources on volcanoes, floods, cyclones, and bushfires for an integrated Science and HASS unit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003co:p\u003e\u003c\/o:p\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs this suitable for remote and regional schools?\u003c\/b\u003e Yes! 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