Earth Systems Cause-effect Cards

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Earth Systems Cause-effect Cards: A single A4 sheet with a large title 'EARTH SYSTEMS CAUSE–EFFECT CARDS' and the instruction 'Cut out the cards. Match each cause card with its effect card.' Cards are arranged in two columns with dotted cut lines; each small card has a coloured label ('CAUSE' or 'EFFECT'), an illustrative icon (factory and smoke, globe with thermometer, rain over slopes, waves hitting cliffs, fire in forest, bag of fertiliser, etc.), a short phrase describing the cause or effec...

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This A4 printable is a set of illustrated cause / effect cards for Earth systems (atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere). Each card pair shows a short cause statement or effect statement with a small illustration and the named system in parentheses; the sheet is designed to be cut into cards and used for matching, sequencing, or grouping activities. The resource supports conceptual systems thinking and vocabulary development rather than quantitative analysis.

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