Cause and Effect

What is the cause?

• Why something is happening

• What has happened

• Both

What is the effect

• Why something is happening

• What has happened

• Both

Which of these are signal words?

• Because

• So

• As a result

• Maybe

Find the cause:

I burned my hand because...

• I touched the hot pan

• my sister was crying

• it was dark outside

Find the effect:

It was my birthday today so...

• the fish swam around

• i got a bug bite

• my mom baked me a cake

Find the cause:

Kelly was late for school because...

• her sister bought a fish

• the movie was scary

• She missed the bus

Find the effect:

the fence was left open so...

• the grass was wet

• the dog ran away

• the tree fell over

Find the cause:

My ice cream melted because...

• it was cold outside

• it was hot outside

• there was a thunderstorm

Find the effect:

Lisa studied for her test so...

• She got an A+

• Her parents were mad

• She had a fight with her brother

Find the cause:

My bed was shaking because...

• there was an earthquake

• my brother got sick

• It was spring break