Cause and Effect

The effect is what happened and the cause is ?

• Why it happened

• How it happened?

• What happened

• Who it happened to.

The cause is why something happened and the effect is?

• What happened as a result of the cause

• Who the event happened to

• The reason something happened

• Oh pickles I don't know

Here is a cause: Today is Austin's birthday.

What could be an effect?

• He had a party

• It is his birthday

• He was born

• The turtles were gone

Cause: Many buffalo were killed. Effect:

• Buffalo almost became extinct.

• The buffalo were hunted

• People ate a lot of buffalo wings

• The buffalo were killed for their fur.

School was canceled because we had a HUGE blizzard overnight. What is the effect in that sentence?

• School as canceled.

• We had a HUGE snow storm

• over night

• because we had a blizzard

Maimouna missed her recess is an effect. What could be a possible cause?

• She made rude and mean comments

• She sat on the wall

• She couldn't play with her friends.

• She missed her recess.

Tristen won the game for his team is an effect. What could be cause?

• He practiced everyday and got much better.

• His team went out for ice cream to celebrate.

• His coach thanked him.

• The crowd went wild with cheers.

This is a cause Precilla forgot to set her alarm.

What is a possible effect?

• She forgot to set her alarm because she was playing with her sister.

• She over slept and was late for school.

• The power went out

• She was too busy practicing her homework.

Julian had a cast on his arm is an effect, what could a cause for this?

• He tripped over a baseball and broke his arm

• His arm itched from the cast

• His friends signed the cast

• The cast was blue

This is an effect : Chloe could not get on her Iready

What could be the cause of this?

• She left her computer in Mr. Kemphaus' office

• She did not do her homework

• She missed her recess

• She failed 3rd grade