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Case 4 of 20 ยท Logic & Reasoning

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If... Then... What Happens?

If... Then... What Happens?
๐Ÿ”ŽCase Brief #4

๐Ÿ” Riddle Time: I have 4 legs but I'm not an animal.

๐ŸŽฏ Your mission

Decide what to do.

โšก The twist

Only one answer can be logically true. The others feel right but aren't.

What You'll Learn

๐Ÿงฉ Let's Think & Play! Touch your head โ€” that's where your brain lives! ๐Ÿง  Today's adventure: cause and effect! Here's what we'll do: ๐Ÿ–๏ธ LOOK at the fun activity below ๐Ÿค” THINK about what you see ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ TALK about your ideas with someone โœ๏ธ TRY the challenge โ€” there are no wrong answers! Remember: Thinking is like a muscle. Every time you try, your brain gets STRONGER! ๐Ÿ’ช Let's go! โฌ‡๏ธ

Key Concept: Cause and effect

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Think About This

๐Ÿ” Riddle Time: I have 4 legs but I'm not an animal. People sit on me. What am I? (A chair!) Can you make up your own riddle?

Thinking Steps

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๐Ÿ” Search!

Read the question carefully. What is it asking you?

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๐Ÿ’ก Ideas!

Think of TWO possible answers. Don't pick yet!

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๐ŸŽฏ Choose!

Now pick the best one. Why did you pick it?

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๐Ÿชž Reflect!

Were you right? That's great! Were you wrong? That's great too โ€” you learned!

Key Points

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A cause is what makes something happen

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An effect is what happens because of the cause

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One cause can have many effects

Key Vocabulary

Same

When two things are alike

Sort

Putting things into groups that go together

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Why This Matters in Real Life

You find patterns in EVERYTHING โ€” stripes on your shirt, songs on the radio, and the way day follows night! ๐ŸŒŸ

Talk About It

Discuss these questions with a friend, parent, or classmate.

  • 1Can you teach a stuffed animal about cause and effect? They're a great audience! ๐Ÿงธ
  • 2What was tricky? What was easy? Show with your thumbs โ€” up ๐Ÿ‘ or down ๐Ÿ‘Ž!
  • 3Draw your favorite thing from today's lesson and put it on the fridge! ๐ŸŽจ

Solve the Case

Case 1

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๐Ÿ”บ๐Ÿ”ต๐Ÿ”บ๐Ÿ”ต๐Ÿ”บ โ€” What comes next?

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

This week, catch one thing a friend says that doesn't logically follow. Ask them about it โ€” kindly.

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For the dinner table

โ€œWhat's the difference between 'feels true' and 'is true'?โ€

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