Cause and Effect

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Objective

I can explain how one event can cause another event to happen.

Part 1 of 3

Warm-up video

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Part 2 of 3

Practice

7 questions

1

Give an example of something you do every day and explain the effect it has.

2

Describe a time when you forgot to do something. What was the cause of you forgetting, and what was the effect?

Part 3 of 3

Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

Describe a situation where eating too much candy can cause a stomachache. Explain how eating the candy is the cause and the stomachache is the effect. Describe a situation where not watering a plant can cause it to wilt. Explain how not watering the plant is the cause and the wilting is the effect.

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