What happens when someone falls off their bike? The answer, whatever it is, describes the effect of falling off of the bike. Cause and effect is the relationship between two events or situations, where one event is the cause of the other. The cause is starting the process of event or situation, and the effect is the result of the cause (what happened). The table to the right gives some examples of cause and effect.


In the pictures, what different traits (characteristics) do you notice about the dogs?
In the data table, what is different about the dogs?
What do you think caused Dog 2 to look different from Dog 1.
Dog 2 looks different from Dog 1 because _____.
Use evidence from the data table to support your answer in Question 2 AND explain why Dog 2 looks different.
In the data table, it shows _____. This means ____.
What do you notice about the snowshoe hare?
What trait is different about the snowshoe hare?
What environmental factor caused the snowshoe hare fur to be different?
Why do snowshoe hares change the color of their fur?
Snowshoe hares change the color of their fur because ____.
What do you notice about the flowers of the Hydrangea plants?
What trait is different about the Hydrangea flowers?
What environmental factor caused the Hydrangea flowers to be different?
Why are the flowers of the hydrangea plants different colors?
Criteria For Success
Identify what caused the flowers to change color.
Use evidence from the data table to support your answer.
Explain why the flowers change color.
The flowers of the hydrangea plants different colors because _____. In the data table, it shows _____. Flower stay pink when ____. Flowers turn blue when ____.


What do you notice about the corn plants in Field 1 and Field 2?
What trait is different about the corn plants in Field 1 and Field 2?
What environmental factor caused the difference in the corn plants?