Cause and Effect

Front

What is a cause?

Back

A cause is something that makes something else happen.

Front

What is an effect?

Back

An effect is what happens as a result of a cause.

Front

Give an example of a cause and effect relationship.

Back

If it rains (cause), the ground gets wet (effect).

Front

What happens when you touch something hot?

Back

You feel pain (effect) because you touched something hot (cause).

Front

What caused the leaves to scatter in the story?

Back

Andre jumped into the pile of leaves.

Front

What caused the cell phone to fall into the pool?

Back

Carl grabbed the towel that the cell phone was on.

Front

What was the effect of Tony spitting out his cereal?

Back

He went to the fridge to check the milk carton.

Front

What was the effect of Destiny's brothers and sisters not playing with her?

Back

She was sad and lonely for a while, but she learned an important lesson about tattling.

Front

What was the effect of Amaya helping Kyle study?

Back

Kyle got a B+ on his math test.

Front

What is a simple way to remember cause and effect?

Back

Cause = Why it happened; Effect = What happened.