💡 The big idea
Example: It rained all night (cause) → the desert wash filled with water (effect). And that effect became a new cause → the road was closed!
🗣️ Signal words
These words tell you a cause and effect is hiding in the sentence:
🔥 Warm-up: tap the CAUSE
📚 Words to know
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Chain Reaction Lab
Build a contraption where each EFFECT becomes the CAUSE of the next step.
🧰 Your parts (tap a part to add it. Tap a placed part's ✕ to remove it)
Cause Detective
Some clues give you the effect. Some give you the cause. Find the missing piece!
Chain Order
Real chain reactions have to happen in the right order. Put each one in order using the ▲ ▼ buttons.
Cause or Just Together?
Two things can happen at the same time without one causing the other. Can you tell the difference?
Cause Web
Big events usually have MANY causes and MANY effects. Tap every one that belongs.
Write Your Own Chain Reaction
You're the author now. Write a chain of causes and effects.
Write a story or explanation about ANYTHING (a real event, a science idea, a made-up adventure) with a chain of at least 4 sentences. Each sentence's effect should lead to the next cause. Use at least 3 different signal words.