Cause+and+Effect

- Cause and Effect Detectives: Students will read a book of their choice from the text set. While students are reading, they will need to practice being “Cause and Effect Detectives”. As students read, they should think about //what// is happening and //why// it is happening. Some words that can give clues to these unsolved mysteries are: if, then, because, since, and so. Students will need to record their findings in their own “Detective Notepad” and share their findings with a partner.
 * __Cause and Effect __**

- Cause and Effect Stories: Students will read a book of their choice from the text set and record their findings of cause and effect on a sticky note. Then, students will be allowed to write their own cause and effect story about a tornado. Students will need to include three main events, making clear the causes and effects of each.

-Game: Students will get in pairs, and each pair will have a sheet with six different “cause” scenarios about tornadoes. Students will make a spinner with a pencil and a paperclip and spin when it is their turn. On whichever scenario the paperclip lands on, the student must come up with an effect to that particular cause. For example, one of the scenarios may say, “When the warm air met the cold air…”, and the students would have to come up with the effect.