CAUSE

and EFFECT
 The CAUSE is why
something happens. It makes
something happen, like this
bowling ball makes the pins
fall. The pins fall because the
ball hits them.
TheEFFECT is what happens.
The ball hits the pins,
so they fall down.
Sometimes a sentence shows the
effect right after the cause:
The ball hits the pins,
so they fall down.
 Sometimes the effect comes
before the cause in a sentence.

The pins fall down because

the ball hits them.
Believe it or not, we have just
learned some
CAUSE and EFFECT
“signal” words.

why because

so
We can add another word to
the list!
CAUSE and EFFECT
“signal” words

why because

so
therefore
 Stand up if you think the
underlined words are cause or
effect.

My foot hurt, so I put some

ice on it.
You were right if you thought
effect. Notice the “signal”
word.

My foot hurt, so I put some

ice on it.
The cause is why you needed
the ice!

My foot hurt, so I put some

ice on it.
How could you say this another
way?
My foot hurt, so I put some
ice on it.
I put some ice on my foot
because it hurt.
 CAUSE or EFFECT?
Most people don’t see the
wild animals all around
them - because they don’t
know what to look for.
City Critters OCR page 131
 CAUSE
Who got it right?

Most people don’t see the

wild animals all around
them - because they don’t
know what to look for.
 EFFECT CAUSE

Most people don’t see the

wild animals all around
them - because they don’t
know what to look for.
 CAUSE or EFFECT?

She planted the right

flowers, so butterflies came
to her backyard garden.
- inspired by City Critters OCR page 130
 EFFECT Who got it right?
She planted the right
flowers, so butterflies came
to her backyard garden.
 CAUSE EFFECT
She planted the right flowers, so
butterflies came to her backyard
garden.
What other way could you say
this?
She planted the right flowers,
therefore butterflies came to her
backyard garden.
The CAUSE makes it happen. The
EFFECT is what happened!