A two-page exit slip for the end of a 2nd grade science lesson on engineering design. The same slip prints three times, each with a name line, two questions, and a five-face feelings scale. Question 1 asks for a problem students want to fix. Question 2 asks why the shape of a tool matters for its job. The two questions map to NGSS K-2-ETS1-1 and K-2-ETS1-2.
K-2-ETS1-1
“Ask questions, make observations, and gather information about a situation people want to change to define a simple problem that can be solved through the development of a new or improved object or tool.”
Question 1 asks students to name a problem they want to fix.
K-2-ETS1-2
“Develop a simple sketch, drawing, or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it function as needed to solve a given problem.”
Question 2 asks why a tool's shape matters for its job.
K-2-ETS1-3
“Analyze data from tests of two objects designed to solve the same problem to compare the strengths and weaknesses of how each performs.”
Neither question compares two designs. Pair the slip with the Compare Two Designs Venn Diagram to check this standard.
Students think of a problem they want to fix and write what it is.
Students explain why the shape of a tool matters for its job.
Students circle one of five faces, from angry to very happy, to show how the lesson went.
Last five minutes
Hand out one slip per student at the end of an engineering lesson. Two short questions fit in the time you have left.
Sort the stack
Read the question 2 answers and sort them into two piles: students who link shape to job, and students who do not. The second pile is your next small group.
Feelings scale
Read the faces alongside the answers. A sad face next to a weak answer tells you more than either one alone.
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