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Cause and Effect
  A cause is why something happens. An effect is what
happens.
  When you read, sometimes clue words such as because and
since signal a cause-and-effect relationship. Sometimes there
are no clue words.
  Sometimes the author does not give a cause, and you need to
think about why something happened. Other times, you will
predict the effects of an event the author describes.
  Causes and effects are marked in the journal entry below.
  Journal Entry
 
  The leaf I covered with foil a few days ago looks
all shriveled. This is what I think happened.
We were studying plant growth, so I did an experiment
with a bean plant. I placed a bean plant on the window ledge.
I covered one leaf of the plant with foil, because I wanted to
see what effect it would have on plant growth. I left the plant
on the ledge for several days. When I checked it today, the
leaf looked dead.
 
  Apply It!
  Use a graphic organizer like
the one at the right to show
causes and effects from the
journal entry above.
  Cause Effect