Cause and Consequence Chain Cards

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Cause and Consequence Chain Cards: Portrait A4 single page. Large title 'CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCE CHAIN CARDS' with short instructions 'Cut out the cards. Build chains...'. Top row has three boxed prompts: blue 'CAUSE' definition, red 'CONSEQUENCE' definition, black 'LINK PROMPTS' box. Multiple dashed-outline cards arranged in two columns: left column blue header 'CAUSE' with an icon and short cause text (examples visible: 'Rising taxes on colonists', 'Industrial advances', 'Competition for resour...

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This A4 printable contains labelled 'CAUSE' (blue) and 'CONSEQUENCE' (red) cards, along with instructional boxes and link prompts to help students explain how one event leads to another. Teachers can use these cards for paired/small-group matching, sequencing activities, or as a scaffold before writing causal explanations. The sheet provides ready examples (e.g., rising taxes → colonist protests) and a list of linking words to support students’ explanations.

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