What's the effect?
My alarm didn't go off!
What is the effect?
I slept in too late.
Jason got a pass from the main office.
He was late to school.
Cause: It rained all night.
Effect: The ground was wet in the morning.
It rained all night, so the ground was wet in the morning.
Cause: He ate too much candy.
Effect: He had a stomach ache.
True or false:
The cause is the event that happens first.
True
I forgot my lunch at home!
What is an effect?
I had to get the school lunch.
My parents had to drop off my lunch.
Kara stayed home from school.
She was sick.
It was a snow day.
Cause: The sun was very hot.
Effect: The ice cream melted quickly.
The sun was very hot, so the ice cream melted quickly.
Cause: They watered the plants every day.
Effect: The flowers grew tall and healthy.
The flowers grew tall and healthy because they watered the plants every day.
True or false:
If we take away the cause, the effect will still happen.
False
I didn't water my plant for a month.
What is the effect?
My plant died :(
Maria got many presents.
It was her birthday (or a holiday, or a graduation party, etc.)
The dog was hungry.
It barked loudly until it was fed.
The dog was hungry, so it barked loudly until it was fed.
The traffic light turned red.
The cars stopped at the intersection.
The cars stopped at the intersection because the traffic light turned red.
True or false:
Only one cause can make a result happen.
False
Many causes can add together to make something happen. For example, you might have a wonderful vacation (effect) because spent time with your family (cause) and went snorkeling (cause).
The car drove over sharp nails.
What is the effect?
The car got a flat tire.
The baby woke up.
There was a loud noise.
The baby slept for a long time.
The playground was slippery.
The kids had to be careful when running.
The playground was slippery, so the kids had to be careful when running.
She practiced the piano every day.
She became really good at playing.
She became really good at playing the piano because she practiced every day.
True or false:
The cause always has to happen first in time.
True
It snowed 10 inches on Monday night!
What is the effect?
Everyone has to do a lot of shoveling.
There is a snow day on Tuesday.
The campfire went out.
The campers didn't add any more logs to the fire.
The wind was very strong.
The leaves blew off the trees.
The wind was very strong, so the leaves blew off the tree.
It was Pajama Day at school.
The teachers all wore onesies.
The teachers all wore onesies because it was Pajama Day at school.
True or false:
The cause always has to happen first in the sentence.
False