Everyday Causes
Weather and Nature
Science Exploration
Historical Causes
Literary Connections
100

When you flip a switch, the light turns on.

Flipping the switch causes the light to turn on.

100

The sun evaporates water into the air, forming clouds

Sun causes evaporation.
100

Mixing vinegar and baking soda makes bubbles.

Vinegar and baking soda react to cause bubbles.

100

The Boston Tea Party led to increased tensions between Britain and the colonies.

The Boston Tea Party causes increased tensions

100

Reading often helps you write better.

Reading regularly causes improvement in writing.

200

Pushing the ball makes it roll across the floor.

Pushing causes the ball to roll.

200

Wind blows sand to form sand dunes over time.

Wind causes sand to form dunes.

200

Heating water on the stove makes it boil.

Heat causes water to boil.

200

Invention of the printing press spread ideas quickly in Europe.

The printing press causes ideas to spread.

200

Practice makes perfect is a common theme in many fables.

Determination and repetition causes success in fables'

300

When it rains, the grass gets wet.

Rain causes the grass to get wet.
300

Heavy rain causes rivers to overflow.

Heavy rain causes flooding.

300

Putting a plant in the dark slows its growth.

Lack of light causes slowed plant growth.

300

The Declaration of Independence led to the American Revolution.

The Declaration of Independence causes the American Revolution.

300

Curiosity can lead characters to discover new places, like Alice in Wonderland.

Curiosity causes discovery in literature.

400
If you study for a test, you get a good grade.
Studying causes you to get a good grade.
400

Earthquakes shake the ground, causing buildings to fall.

Earthquakes cause buildings to fall.

400

Adding salt to ice lowers its melting temperature.

Salt causes ice to melt at a lower temperature.

400

The Civil Rights Movement led to changes in laws across the US.

The Civil Rights Movement causes changes in laws.

400

The tortoise's perseverance leads to victory over the hare.

Perseverance causes victory in The tortoise and the Hare.

500

When you practice an instrument daily, you become better at playing it.

Practicing regularly causes improvement in playing an instrument.
500

Volcano eruptions create a new islands.

Volcano eruptions cause new islands to form.

500

Plants release oxygen as a result of photosynthesis.

Photosynthesis causes the release of oxygen.

500

The fall of the Berlin Wall led to reunification of Germany.

The fall of the Berlin Wall causes German reunification.

500

Hardship and struggle shapes characters in many novels such as The Grapes of Wrath.

Hardship causes character development in novels.