Greenhouse Causes & Effects

This worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 develop a deeper understanding of climate science by examining cause-and-effect relationships related to greenhouse gas emissions. Learners analyze actions such as burning fossil fuels, planting trees, and reducing emissions, then explain how each action affects Earth’s climate, environment, and living things using scientific reasoning and evidence-based thinking.

Learning Goals

• Climate Change Understanding (Grades 4-6) – Students connect greenhouse gas-related actions to changes in climate and environmental conditions.
• Cause-and-Effect Reasoning – Learners predict likely outcomes based on scientific evidence and logical relationships.
• Human Impact Awareness – Reinforces how everyday human choices influence global warming and ecosystems.
• Scientific Explanation Skills – Students write clear explanations describing environmental processes and results.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with upper-elementary climate and environmental science standards.
• Structured Chart Format – Supports organized thinking and clear connections between causes and effects.
• Real-World Application – Uses familiar actions to help students relate science concepts to daily life.
• Flexible Classroom Use – Ideal for independent practice, small groups, review lessons, or formative assessment.

This greenhouse causes and effects worksheet helps students strengthen science literacy, critical thinking, and understanding of how human activities influence Earth’s climate system. By linking actions to environmental outcomes, students gain clearer insight into global warming and sustainability. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool setting, this printable resource offers meaningful, low-prep practice that builds confidence in climate science reasoning.

This worksheet is part of our Greenhouse Effect Worksheets collection.