Cause effect

1. Cause effect What is cause an effect? Can you tell what does it mean.

2. What does cause and effect means? • A cause is a person, event, condition, or reason that is responsible • An effect is a result brought about by a cause or an agent

3. Read each sentence. Determine the cause and underline it in red and determine theeffect and underline it in blue. Cause and effect • 1. I got a tummy ache when I ate too much ice cream. • 2. Anne had cake for dessert because it was her birthday. • 3. Thomas was feeling sleepy because he stayed up late doing his homework. • 4. Dee was hungry, so her mother made her a cheese sandwich. • 5. Kevin went to the eye doctor because he couldn't see well.

4. The correct answer is……….blue is effect and red is . cause 1. I got a tummy ache when I ate too much ice cream. 2. Anne had cake for dessert because it was her birthday. 3. Thomaswas feeling sleepy because he stayed up late doing his homework. 4. Dee was hungry, so her mother made her a cheese sandwich. 5. Kevin went to the eye doctor because he couldn't see well.

5. Read the cause and write an effect. Then, write one full sentence that states the causeand effect. example: Cause: A blizzard hit the city.Effect: All the schools were closed.Sentence: A blizzard hit the city, so all the schools were closed. • 1. Cause: I planted some sunflower seeds. • Effect: ___________________________________________________________________ • Sentence: ___________________________________________________________________ • 2. Cause: My sister stayed up past midnight. • Effect: ___________________________________________________________________ • Sentence: ___________________________________________________________________

6. Lets review answers! • 1. Cause: I planted some sunflower seeds. • Effect: Giant sunflowers grew along the fence. • Sentence: I planted sunflower seeds and giant sunflowers grew along the fence. 2. Cause: My sister stayed up past midnight. Effect: She was very tired the next morning. Sentence: My sister was very tired in the morning because she stayed up past midnight.

7. CAUSE AND EFFECT • GREAT JOB DOING CAUSE AND EFFECT.