Cause and Effect in a Text About How Volcanoes Build Islands

Ask your child what happened, then why, then what happened next because of it. Have them say each link out loud with the word because. Check with the answer key.

Fill a cause and effect chain from an original text about how hot spot volcanoes built Hawaii. A cause is why something happens, and an effect is what happens. In science, one event often sets off a chain of others. The directions on the page read: Read the text. Then, turn the page and answer the questions. On page 2: Use the text. Fill in the chain. Then, circle the best answers. Then, write on the lines. The answer key covers the questions on page 2.

Yes, both. We made it for 5th Grade cause and effect, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

In 5th grade, one cause often sets off a chain of effects, and one event can have several causes. RI.5.3 asks children to explain these relationships between events and ideas in a text.

A web puts one big idea in the center, like the home refrigerator, and shows the causes and results around it. A chain shows events in order, where each effect becomes the cause of the next one.

The refrigerator, the shrinking Aral Sea, sea otters and kelp forests, the Erie Canal, the volcanoes of Hawaii and ocean tides.

Yes. All six cause and effect sheets have an answer key, with sample answers for the webs and chains.

6 printable worksheets, all free to preview. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for 5th Grade students, roughly ages 10-11. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Each one shows the Common Core code it covers on its own page, so you can check the alignment yourself rather than taking our word for it.