Grade 6 Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate Exit Tickets | 36 Quick Checks

Quickly check student understanding throughout your Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate science unit with this engaging set of 36 printable exit tickets.

Designed to complement the Grade 6 Amplify Science Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate unit, these ready-to-use assessments provide a simple way to monitor understanding, identify misconceptions, and determine when students are ready to move forward.

The questions address important unit concepts, including climate, weather, temperature, thermal energy, density, convection, ocean currents, prevailing winds, atmospheric circulation, unequal heating of Earth, energy transfer, and using models and evidence to explain regional climate patterns.

WHAT IS INCLUDED

• 36 numbered science exit tickets
• Four quarter-page tickets per student page
• Colorful unit-themed ticket backs
• Recall, concept, and reasoning rigor labels
• Two-page teacher answer guide
• Suggested answers for constructed-response questions
• 21 printable A4 pages, including the product cover
• Print-and-go PDF format

QUESTION TYPES

Students respond to a purposeful variety of question formats:

• Vocabulary
• Multiple choice
• Short answer
• Explanation
• Evidence-based reasoning
• Data reasoning
• Compare and contrast
• True or false with correction
• Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning responses
• Model and draw tasks
• Unit review questions

PERFECT FOR

• End-of-lesson checks
• Formative assessment
• Science notebooks
• Small-group instruction
• Intervention and reteaching
• Test preparation
• Review stations
• Substitute lesson plans
• Homeschool science instruction

The variety of question types moves students beyond simple recall. Students analyze climate data, trace energy through the ocean and atmosphere, compare regional patterns, interpret circulation models, evaluate evidence, and explain how ocean currents and prevailing winds influence climate.

PRINTING SUGGESTION

Print the student pages double-sided to place the colorful unit-themed design and rigor label on the back of each exit ticket. Cut the pages into four individual tickets for quick classroom distribution.

CURRICULUM COMPATIBILITY

This independently created resource is designed to complement the Grade 6 Amplify Science Ocean, Atmosphere, and Climate unit. It may also be used with other middle school science programs covering climate, weather, ocean currents, atmospheric circulation, convection, and energy transfer.

DISCLAIMER

This resource was independently created and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, approved by, or endorsed by Amplify Education, Inc. Amplify and Amplify Science are trademarks of their respective owner. No proprietary curriculum materials are included in this resource.