1. © HarperCollins Publishers 2010 Cause and consequence Why did you come to school today?

2. © HarperCollins Publishers 2010 Cause and consequence Objectives In this activity you will: Describe causes and consequences. Explain causes and consequences. Make links between causes.

3. © HarperCollins Publishers 2010 Cause and consequence Historians must understand the relationship between cause and consequence.

4. © HarperCollins Publishers 2010 Cause and consequence A cause is why an event happens. A consequence is something that happens because of an event. We are now going to investigate the relationship between cause and consequence by looking at an everyday question.

5. © HarperCollins Publishers 2010 Cause and consequence Add as many reasons as you can to the spider diagram: Why did you come to school today?

6. © HarperCollins Publishers 2010 Cause and consequence Now add reasons for the consequences: What are the consequences of coming to school today?

7. © HarperCollins Publishers 2010 Cause and consequence Historians think about how causes and consequences might link together to give us a clearer idea about why things happen. Look at the diagram of causes on the next screen. Can you link any of these causes and consequences together?

8. © HarperCollins Publishers 2010 Cause and consequence Why did you come to school today? My mum made me go My friends were going to be there It’s fun I want to get a good job It’s the law To learn new things I wasn’t ill I had my favourite subject, History Links between causes and consequences

9. © HarperCollins Publishers 2010 Cause and consequence Try to always use these same ideas when thinking about why historical events happen and what their consequences are.