Stage 2 Science Unit 3 – Earth's Changing Surface – PowerPoint Lesson Slides
Stage 2 Science Unit 3 – Earth's Changing Surface – PowerPoint Lesson Slides
- 388 student-facing slides
- All 16 lessons plus 4 consolidation activities
- Non-editable PowerPoint (widescreen format)
- Instant digital download
- Requires the supporting Stage 2 Unit 3 plans and resource sheets
What you receive
1 non-editable PowerPoint presentation (widescreen format)
388 student-facing slides across 16 complete lessons and 4 consolidation activities
Stage 2 / Years 3 and 4 – science and technology content
What you need
Access to the Stage 2 Science Unit 3 lesson plans and accompanying resource sheets — references to numbered resources throughout the slides relate to materials from the supporting unit.
PowerPoint to open and display the file.
Internet access for linked videos.
File details
1 non-editable PowerPoint presentation (widescreen format)
Digital download only
Internet access is required for linked videos
How downloading works
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Frequently asked questions
How do I receive my resource?
Instantly. The moment your order is complete, you'll get an email with a download link, and it also appears on your order confirmation page.
Can I use these on an interactive whiteboard?
Absolutely — many of our lesson slides are made exactly for whole-class display and explicit teaching.
Can I share a resource with my colleagues?
Your purchase is licensed for use in your own classroom. If a colleague would like to use it too, please point them our way to grab their own copy.
Licence and permitted use
Your purchase includes a single-classroom licence. You may display the resource in your classroom, print copies for your own students, and use it for as many years as you teach.
Resources may not be shared, sold, sub-licensed, emailed to colleagues, uploaded to any public or school-wide server, or posted anywhere others can download them. If your team would like to use a resource, additional licences are very welcome.
About this resource
Teach all 16 lessons of Stage 2 Science Unit 3 – Earth's Changing Surface – with one classroom-ready PowerPoint.
This slide deck provides clear, visually engaging support for the science concepts explored throughout the unit. With 388 carefully structured slides across 16 complete lessons and 4 optional consolidation activities, it helps you guide discussion, explicitly teach key concepts, model scientific thinking and move students confidently into independent tasks.
The unit begins with landscapes and landforms, exploring how Torres Strait Islander Legends and Aboriginal Dreaming Stories describe the shaping of the land. Students then investigate weathering by wind, water and living things before planning, conducting and explaining their own erosion fair test. Later lessons explore Earth's internal structure, and students model and research the changes to the landscape caused by earthquakes, landslides and volcanic eruptions.
The 16 lessons cover
- Landscapes and landforms
- Torres Strait Islander Legends
- Aboriginal Dreaming Stories
- What is weathering?
- Weathering by wind and water
- Weathering by living things
- Erosion caused by water
- Planning an erosion fair test
- Conducting an erosion fair test
- Explaining fair test results
- Earth's internal structure
- Modelling Earth's internal structure
- Researching earthquakes
- Modelling landslides
- Researching volcanic eruptions
- Volcanoes change landscapes
Four optional consolidation activities – researching tsunamis, modelling a tsunami, glaciers, and careers in geology – support consolidation of learning at the end of the unit.
Each lesson includes
- Learning intentions and success criteria
- Key scientific vocabulary
- Prior-knowledge checks and discussion questions
- Explicit teaching slides with photographs and diagrams
- Modelled examples and think-alouds
- Hands-on investigations and fair-test activities
- Guided and independent student tasks
- Challenge and extension activities
- Comprehension checks and lesson summaries
- Optional assessment opportunities
- Links to selected videos with viewing timestamps
Perfect for
- NSW Stage 2 Science and Technology lessons
- Year 3 and Year 4 classrooms
- Whole-class explicit teaching on an interactive whiteboard or classroom screen
- Hands-on science with modelling, fair testing and research built in
- Reducing planning and preparation time across a full term of science
Please note
Teachers will need access to the relevant Stage 2 Science Unit 3 lesson plans and accompanying resource sheets to gain the full benefit of this slide deck. References to numbered resources throughout the slides relate to materials from the supporting unit.
This PowerPoint is designed to support classroom delivery. It does not replace the complete teacher lesson plans or provide the accompanying worksheets and unit resources.
File details
- 1 non-editable PowerPoint presentation (widescreen format)
- 388 student-facing slides across 16 complete lessons and 4 consolidation activities
- Stage 2 / Years 3 and 4 – science and technology content
- Digital download only
- Internet access is required for linked videos
A practical, polished resource for teachers who want to reduce preparation time while delivering consistent, engaging and hands-on Stage 2 science lessons.