Cause-and-Effect

This worksheet helps students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 understand how tornadoes form by analyzing cause-and-effect relationships, sequencing events, and explaining atmospheric processes. Learners rearrange tornado-related conditions into the correct order, visually connect each step, and then summarize how small changes in the atmosphere can build into powerful storms.

Learning Goals

• Tornado Formation (Grades 4-6) – Understand the key atmospheric conditions that lead to tornado development.
• Cause-and-Effect Reasoning – Analyze how one weather event triggers the next in a scientific sequence.
• Sequencing Skills – Organize information logically to reflect real-world storm development.
• Scientific Writing – Summarize complex atmospheric processes in clear, complete sentences.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with upper elementary weather and Earth science standards.
• Visual Sequencing Format – Arrow-based connections help students see relationships between events.
• Multi-Skill Practice – Combines reading, critical thinking, and writing in one activity.
• Flexible Classroom Use – Ideal for classwork, homework, review lessons, science notebooks, or assessment.

This printable worksheet strengthens students’ understanding of severe weather by guiding them through the step-by-step process of tornado formation. Learners practice organizing information, recognizing cause-and-effect patterns, and explaining scientific ideas clearly. Well suited for both classroom and homeschool settings, this no-prep activity supports meaningful learning through sequencing, reasoning, and written explanation.

This worksheet is part of our Tornadoes Worksheets collection.