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Cause-and-Effect Loop Maker for Kids

Name four connected ideas and watch a change travel all the way around.

  • Clear, kid-friendly steps
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Cause-and-effect lab

Name the parts of your loop

A plus arrow keeps a change going the same way. A minus arrow flips it.

Reinforcing loop

My cause-and-effect loop

+ same way − flips

Change the words, then send a signal around your loop.

++++A helpful choiceA small resultA bigger changeWhat happens next

Powered by LOOPY (adapted systems model), an open-source library available under CC0-1.0.

Three simple steps

How to use it

  1. Pick one part of the loop where the change should begin.
  2. Send a boost or a drop and follow the arrows around.
  3. Look for a minus arrow—it flips the change the other way.

Private by default

Your words and choices stay in this browser tab. There are no accounts, uploads, ads, or trackers inside the tool. Close the tab and the working data is gone.