Cause and Effect
I forgot to charge my tablet last night.
What is the effect?
What is “My tablet died during class”?
Dogs, cats, and rabbits are all types of what?
What are “animals”?
Compare and contrast dogs and wolves.
What is “Both are mammals, have fur, and are carnivores, but dogs are domesticated and wolves live in the wild”?
What is a narrator?
What is “the person who tells the story”?
Soccer is the most exciting sport to watch.
Is this a fact or opinion?
What is “opinion”?
We left our windows open during the thunderstorm.
What is the effect?
What is “Rain got inside and the floor got wet”?
Sort these animals into mammals and reptiles: elephant, snake, tiger, turtle.
What is “Mammals: elephant, tiger; Reptiles: snake, turtle”?
Compare and contrast fiction and nonfiction books.
What is “Both are types of books and can teach us things, but fiction tells made-up stories, and nonfiction gives facts”?
The problem or struggle the main character faces is called the...
What is “conflict”?
The Great Wall of China is over 13,000 miles long.
Is this a fact or opinion? Explain why.
What is “Fact, because it can be measured and proven”?
Ava practiced piano every day for two weeks.
What is the effect?
What is “She played her song perfectly at the recital”?
Group these as solids, liquids, or gases: water, ice, steam, air, rock.
What is “Solids: ice, rock; Liquids: water; Gases: steam, air”?
Compare and contrast the sun and the moon.
What is “Both can be seen in the sky and affect Earth, but the sun is a star that gives light and heat, while the moon reflects the sun’s light and orbits Earth”?
What do you call the time and place where a story happens?
What is “setting”?
Dogs are better pets than cats.
Is this a fact or opinion? Explain why.
What is “Opinion, because it depends on personal feelings and cannot be proven”?
Cause: I left the cookies in the oven too long.
Effect: The cookies burned and tasted bad.
What is the relationship between the cause and effect?
What is “Leaving the cookies too long caused them to burn”?
Identify three characteristics that scientists use to classify birds.
What are “They have feathers, lay eggs, and have beaks”?
Cars and bicycles are both ways to travel. Cars use gasoline and have engines, while bicycles are powered by pedaling.
What are two ways cars and bicycles are alike, and two ways they are different?
What is “Both are vehicles used for transportation; cars have engines and use gas, bicycles use pedals and human power”?
Before reading the next chapter, you guess what might happen based on clues in the story. What is this called?
What is “making a prediction”?
Basketball is more popular than any other sport in the world.
Is this a fact or opinion? Explain why.
What is “Opinion, because popularity can vary by country and change over time”?
Cause: It rained all night.
Effect: The game was canceled.
What is the relationship between the cause and effect?
What is “The rain caused flooding, which made the game unsafe to play”?
What are three characteristics that classify an animal as a reptile?
What are “Reptiles have dry, scaly skin, lay eggs with leathery shells, and are cold-blooded”?
Hurricanes and tornadoes are both powerful storms. Hurricanes form over warm ocean water and last longer, while tornadoes form over land and are shorter but more intense.
What are two ways hurricanes and tornadoes are alike, and two ways they are different?
What is “Both are strong storms with high winds; hurricanes form over oceans and last longer, tornadoes form over land and are shorter but more intense”?
When you tell the most important parts of a story in your own words, focusing on the main idea, what skill are you using?
What is “summarizing”?
Dolphins are the smartest animals in the ocean.
Is this a fact or opinion? Explain why.
What is “Opinion, because intelligence is hard to measure and this is a personal judgment”?