OpenSciEd Unit 6.3 · Lesson 22
Rainforest Climate Assessment
Assessment guide
How to read student work on this assessment — standards alignment, what strong understanding looks like, and common gaps.
Standards alignment
What understanding looks like
Strong
- See Key for Rainforest Climate Assessment Tasks.
From Teacher Edition
View assessment opportunity →Facilitation guidance from the lesson plan — what to notice in student thinking and how to respond while teaching.
What to look / listen for
See Key for Rainforest Climate Assessment Tasks.
What to do
If students struggle to apply their understanding, have them pause, reexamine the models they created in previous lessons, and then resume the assessment. They should apply the ideas they noticed in the models when they continue. If students struggle with interpreting the maps, work with them to orient what the maps are showing. For example, on question 2, you can ask students to draw the locations of the rainforests on the maps of average ocean temperature and prevailing winds.
As students finish the Rainforest Climate Assessment Tasks, they can work on the optional Revisiting Our Driving Question Board to evaluate our progress on any remaining questions on our DQB. You may wish to extend or move the examination of the DQB to the next day.
Materials
Last updated from official OpenSciEd on 7/1/2026
Student handout
6.3 Lesson 22 Assessment Rainforest Climate Assessment.docx
Google Form
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Teacher guide
6.3 Lesson 22 Teacher Edition.docx
Answer key (recommended)
6.3 Lesson 22 Answer Key Key for Rainforest.docx