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Imagine you are listening to a story about a little green tree frog that suddenly leaps into the water with a loud SPLASH!
Why did the frog jump? Did a hawk fly overhead, or was it just chasing a tasty fly?

The Cause-and-Effect Detective

In science stories, a cause is the reason something happens, and an effect is what happens as a result.
You can think of the cause as answering the question "Why?" and the effect as answering "What happened?"
What special signal words should you listen for when someone reads a science book aloud to you?

Clue Words in Science Stories

Authors use clue words like because, so, and as a result to connect the cause to the effect.
How do we spot these clues inside a real science sentence?

Catching the Clue

Listen to this sentence: "The hungry caterpillar ate green leaves all day, so it grew much bigger."