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Cause: happens firstThe reason, or motive, for an action; why something happens.It was raining…Effect:  happens after a causeThe result, or consequence, of an action.…so I got wet.

To find cause and effect, we can use some signal words which let us know that a cause or an effect are coming up in the passage. We will look at a list of these words on the next slide..

Cause                Because                       The reason for            On account of          Bring about               Give rise to               Created by                Contributed to          Led to                       Due to                      Since  Can

EffectAs a result  ThenHenceFor this reasonTherefore   OutcomeSoConsequentlyFinallyAfter

SIGNAL WORDS

Please get a pen or pencil and

some paper to record your

answers as we practice on the next

few slides.

Have you ever thought about what makes a volcano erupt or what happens afterward? The book Danger! Volcanoes by Seymour Simon describes many cause-and-effect relationships. When the temperature rises deep under the Earth’s crust, it becomes hot enough to melt rock and turn it into magma.

Sometimes this melted rock blasts through the Earth’s surface, which causes rock, ash, and deadly gases to fly into the air. The lava that flows out of the volcano can knock down trees and destroy houses and even whole towns.Although volcanoes can cause lots of destruction, the volcano’s eruption also creates new land. Many times this new land forms an island in the ocean. You might even live on land created by a volcano!

Have you ever thought about what makes a volcano erupt or what happensafterward? The book Danger! Volcanoes by Seymour Simon describes many cause-and-effect relationships. When the temperature rises deep under the Earth’s crust, it becomes hot enough to melt rock and turn it into magma.Sometimes this melted rock blasts through the Earth’s surface, which causes rock, ash, and deadly gases to fly into the air. The lava that flows out of the volcano can knock down trees and destroy houses and even whole towns.Although volcanoes can cause lots of destruction, the volcano’s eruption also creates new land. Many times this new land forms an island in the ocean. You might even live on land created by a volcano!

Cause(s) Effect(s)

Now make yourself a chart on your paper with a column for cause andA column for effect and get ready to work on the same story again.

We will list the causes and effects we find in the story about volcanoes.

Have you ever thought about what makes a volcano erupt or what happens afterward? The book Danger! Volcanoes by Seymour Simon describes many cause-and-effect relationships. When the temperature rises deep under the Earth’s crust, it becomes hot enough to melt rock and turn it into magma.

Sometimes this melted rock blasts through the Earth’s surface, which causes rock, ash, and deadly gases to fly into the air. The lava that flows out of the volcano can knock down trees and destroy houses and even whole towns.Although volcanoes can cause lots of destruction, the volcano’s eruption also creates new land. Many times this new land forms an island in the ocean. You might even live on land created by a volcano!

Have you ever thought about what makes a volcano erupt or what happens afterward? The book Danger! Volcanoes by Seymour Simon describes many cause-and-effect relationships. When the temperature rises deep under the Earth’s crust, it becomes hot enough to melt rock and turn it into magma.

Sometimes this melted rock blasts through the Earth’s surface, which causes rock, ash, and deadly gases to fly into the air. The lava that flows out of the volcano can knock down trees and destroy houses and even whole towns.Although volcanoes can cause lots of destruction, the volcano’s eruption also creates new land. Many times this new land forms an island in the ocean. You might even live on land created by a volcano!

Cause(s) Effect(s)

Temperature rises Rock melts and turns to magma

Melted rock blasts through the Earth’s surface

Ash, rocks and deadly gases fly into the air

Lava flows out of the volcano Knock down trees, houses and even towns

Volcanoes Lots of destruction

Volcano’s eruption Creates new land

causes and effects we found in the story about volcanoes.

1. As a child, I had many pets, including cats, dogs, birds, and gerbils. Every summer, I also used to watch over my neighbors’ pets when they went on vacation. As a result, it felt natural for me to become a veterinarian. Cause(s):

Effect(s):

2. Because I spent the evening watching television, I never got my math homework done. The next day, my math teacher called on me and the entire class saw that I wasn’t able to answer the question. I was so embarrassed; I never forgot to do my homework again! Cause(s):

Effect(s):

1. As a child, I had many pets, including cats, dogs, birds, and gerbils. Every summer, I also used to watch over my neighbors’ pets when they went on vacation. As a result, it felt natural for me to become a veterinarian. Cause(s): I had many pets I watched my neighbors’ pets when they were on vacation

Effect(s): It felt natural for me to become a veterinarian2. Because I spent the evening watching television, I never got my math homework done. The next day, my math teacher called on me and the entire class saw that I wasn’t able to answer the question. I was so embarrassed; I never forgot to do my homework again! Cause(s): Spent the evening watching television

Effect(s): Did not do math homework wasn’t able to answer the question was embarrassed

Type 1:One to one connection Max hit the window with the bat, and it broke. Max hits window Window breaks

Type 2: Chained cause and effects ‘When people cut down trees to clear land, they destroy the habitats of birds. This reduces the number of nest sites. As a result, fewer baby birds are hatched, and the bird population declines.’

People cut down trees to clear land

The habitats of birds are destroyed The number of nest sites is reduced

Type 3: Multiple effects A delay in billions of dollars of supplemental war funding for the Pentagon would cause the Army to curtail training and equipment repair necessary to prepare units in the United States for deployment. If the new funds did not arrive in time, the Army would prioritize spending in Iraq, Afghanistan and elsewhere and cut back in other areas, officials said. Next, the Army would request the authority to shift money from its personnel accounts to pay for operations. The construction and upgrading of barracks, fitness centers and other facilities would also be affected, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said, (Tyson, 2007).

Delay in war funding

Curtails training and equipment repair

Makes personnel account pay for the Army operations H

Hampers construction and upgrading of barracks

Type 4: Multiple (catenated) causes Combustion requires heat, oxygen, and a fuel source. To put out a fire ,it is sufficient to remove any one of the three. Oxygen Fuel Heat Fire

Type 5: Multiple (alternative) causes ‘The surface of the Earth changes. Some changes are due to slow destructive processes such as erosion and weathering. Some changes are due to rapid constructive and destructive processes such as landslides, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes. These changes all affect topography of the Earth’s surface.’

Landslides Volcanic eruptions Earthquakes Erosions & weathering

The surface of the Earth changes

What have we learned?Cause is something which makes an event happen

Effect is what happens due to the cause

Signal words can let us know there is a cause or effect coming in the passage.

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Thank you for viewing this presentation.Diana Lenartiene, IRSC ABE Instructor

If you still have questions, please contact me at:

dlenarti@irsc.edu