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Title

AL12. Cause and Effect

Meta Description
Child begins to create theories for why things happen; can recognize how one thing relates to or affects another thing.
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Domain:
Age Range Activiites
0-1 Year 1-2 Years 2-3 Years 3-4 Years 4-5 Years K Alignment
  • AL12.1

    Recognizes that actions can cause specific responses (e.g., object makes noise when moved).
  • AL12.2

    Notices similarities and differences.

  • AL12.3

    Predicts what will happen next based on prior experience.
  • AL12.4

    Makes guesses based on what is seen, heard, smelled, etc.

  • AL12.5

    Identifies possibilities for why things happen.
  • AL12.6

    Forms ideas about why things happen.
  • AL12.7

    Draws conclusions and explains thinking.
  • 0P.2.2.1.1

    Identify and describe patterns that emerge from the effects of different strengths or different directions of pushes and pulls on the motion of an object. (2019 Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards in Science)