Cause and Effect of the Seasons
Interactive worksheet with auto-grading, instant feedback, and printable PDF.
- Format
- Interactive (Online), Printable (PDF)
- Grades
- 678
- Subjects
- science
- Standards
- NGSS MS-ESS1-1MS-ESS1.B; CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.5
What's included
About this worksheet
Connect cause to effect with this scaffolded graphic organizer for grades 6-8. Students complete a step-by-step chain that runs from Earth's 23.5° tilt through the angle of sunlight and the length of day, to the energy a place receives, to its temperature, and finally to the season.
A second chart has students compare the two hemispheres side by side — direct vs. slanted light, longer vs. shorter days, more vs. less energy, summer vs. winter — to see how the same cause produces opposite effects. A short writing prompt asks them to state the cause and effect in their own words.
Aligned to NGSS MS-ESS1-1 and MS-ESS1.B. Complete answer key included. Print and teach.
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