Causes and Effect

Identify the EFFECT for this picture.

• The banana is picked up.

• The man slips and falls.

• The man ate a banana.

Identify the EFFECT for this cause.

• His mom was very happy.

• He wanted a snack.

• His shoes, socks, and pants got wet and dirty.

Identify the CAUSE for this effect.

• Jan fell asleep at school.

• Jan made funny faces during the lesson.

• Jan focused and worked hard in school.

Identify the CAUSE for this effect.

• It is hot outside.

• It is raining outside.

• We are going on vacation.

Mom put her cell phone on the stack of towels by the pool. Later, Carl got out of the pool and reached for a towel. He did not see the cell phone and it went flying into the water when he grabbed the towel on top of the stack. He jumped in after it, but the cell phone was ruined. What caused mom's phone to fall into the pool?

• Carl grabbed the towel that the cell phone was on.

• The phone got ruined by the water.

• Mom put her cell phone on the stack of towels.

• Carl jumped in the pool to get the phone.

Cause:

Effect: The plant died.

• The plant did not get enough water.

• The girl took care of the plant.

• The plant got plenty of sun.

• The plant was pretty.

The cause is...

• The reason why something happened

• The result of what happened

Cause: We are out of milk.

• My dog ran away.

• We missed the bus.

• We could not have cereal for breakfast.

• We had sandwiches for lunch.

Cause: Seeds are planted in the garden. What is the effect?

• It is summer.

• New plants grow in the garden.

Effect: I got sunburned. What is the cause?

• I forgot to put on sunscreen at the pool.

• I went swimming at night.