📊 Helpful Tip!
You can draw a chart like this to help:
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therefore
Example:
A big storm caused a flood in the city.
Heavy rain
Flooded streets
Forgot homework
Got in trouble
The cause
is why something happens.
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🍦 Cause:
You dropped your ice cream.
😭 Effect:
It fell on the ground.
10. Pollution
– Dirty things in the water, air, or land that hurt nature.
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Heavy rain =
cause
8. Release
– To let go or set free.
Example:
That was a brilliant idea to clean the beach together!
2. Remarkable
– Very special or amazing.
Ate too much candy
Got a stomachache
Example:
We will release the baby turtles into the ocean.
Example:
Ocean pollution is dangerous for sea life.
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🔗 Words That Show Cause and Effect:
Here are some words that connect cause and effect:
11. Conservation
– Protecting nature and animals.
Example:
Workers will construct a new bridge across the river.
🧠 What is Cause and Effect?
Cause and effect help us understand why something happens and what happens next.
Example:
We saw jellyfish and sharks at the aquarium.
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due to
4. Occupy
– To live in or take up space.
1. Construct
– To build something.
Cause
Effect
Example:
I was stunned when I saw how big the whale was!
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Example:
Some cleaning products have strong chemicals.
Example:
We talked about sea turtle conservation in class.
💡 Why is this important?
It helps you understand what’s happening in the story and why things happen. That way, you become a super reader! 📖✨
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12. Aquarium
– A place where sea animals live for people to see.
6. Trillion
– A number with 12 zeros (1,000,000,000,000).
The effect
is what happens because of it.
13. Stunned
– Very surprised or shocked.
Example:
Pollution has a negative effect on ocean animals.
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caused
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because
14. Flood
– When too much water covers the land.
Example:
The fish swim in the shallow part of the water.
Example:
The dolphin show was truly remarkable!
9. Chemical
– A substance that can cause a reaction.
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🎈 Think of it like this:
If you drop an ice cream, what happens?
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as a result
3. Shallow
– Not deep.
7. Negative
– Bad or harmful.
🌧️
Example:
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Example:
There are over a trillion tiny plankton in the sea.
Flooded streets =
effect
5. Brilliant
– Very smart or very bright.
There was heavy rain.
👉 So the streets got flooded.
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so
Example:
Crabs occupy small holes in the sand.
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