Student can name both sides of a cause-effect relationship and use linking words correctly.
Learn how to link causes and effects using precise academic verbs.
Think of a line of standing dominos. When you push the first one, the rest fall down in a chain reaction. The very first push is the cause. The dominos falling down is the effect.
In science and academic writing, every action has a consequence. We call this "Domino thinking."
Visual doodles to anchor the meanings of cause and effect words.

Visualizing academic vocabulary helps anchor abstract ideas to real-world actions.
Sort words based on whether they represent the cause, the effect, or both.
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Arrange a scrambled scientific cause-and-effect chain in the correct order.
Drag the statements into the correct order to build a logical cause-effect chain.
Fill in the blanks with the correct cause-and-effect linking words.
Overgrazing soil erosion in dry regions. The primary of the severe flood was heavy rainfall for three consecutive days. Regular exercise has a highly positive on a student's physical and mental health. The final of the school election was the formation of a new student government. Deforestation is a major contributing to global warming. Studying consistently will ultimately in better academic performance.
Write your own sentences linking cause to effect with AI feedback.
Identify the action that starts the process.
Identify what happens as a consequence.
Use at least one focus word (cause, lead to, trigger, result, effect).
Review key cause-and-effect terms with doodles.