What is Cause and Effect?
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Objective
I can explain how one event can cause another event to happen.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
A cause is why something happens, and an effect is the result of that cause.
- 2
Words that signal cause include because, since, and due to.
- 3
Words that signal effect include so, therefore, and consequently.
Part 3 of 4
Practice
3 questions
Imagine you are building a Rube Goldberg machine. You want to use a rolling ball to knock over a tower of blocks. What could be the cause that makes the ball start rolling?
Read the sentence: 'The dog barked loudly, so the baby woke up.' Which word signals a cause-and-effect relationship in this sentence?
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“In the story about Michaela, why was she worried before her performance?”
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