MASSACHUSETTS
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
VOCATIONAL
TECHNICAL TEACHER TESTING PROGRAM
SCOPE OF
TEST CODE # 38 – ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
WRITTEN
EXAM -100 QUESTIONS
TIME
ALLOWED: 3 HOURS
PERCENT
OF TEST:
15
% ENVIRONMENTAL SITE ASSESSMENT
- Hydrogeology
- Environmental Regulations
- Site Assessment
- Site Remediation
25 % EARTH
SCIENCE
- Meteorology
- Geology
- Limnology
- Marine Science
- Energy
- Air Quality
10 % OSHA
40-Hour HAZWOPER
10 % LABORATORY
AND FIELD SAMPLING METHODS
5 % ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
RELATED MATHEMATICS
15
% NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Watershed Management
- Wetlands
- Plant and Tree I.D. and Measurements
- Wildlife Biology
5 % SAFETY
15 % WASTEWATER TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES
THE
WRITTEN EXAMINATION IS ALIGNED WITH THE MATCHING
*You
may refer to www.mccte.org for the
Massachusetts Vocational Technical Educator Frameworks.
SCOPE OF
TEST CODE # 38 – ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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THE
FOLLOWING LIST OF REFERENCE MATERIALS WAS DEVELOPED AS A GUIDE FOR WRITTEN EXAM
CANDIDATES:
(USE
CURRENT EDITIONS FOR ALL REFERENCE MATERIALS)
Environmental
Science, Working with the Earth, G. Tyler Miller Jr.
Wadworth
Publishing Company
The Rivers
Curriculum Guide – Earth Science, William Donato, Lead Author
Dale
Seymour Productions
The Rivers
Curriculum Guide – Geography, Bob Ashley, Lead Author
Dale
Seymour Productions
Envirothon
Manual
Field Manual
for Water Quality Monitoring: An Environmental Education Program For Schools, Mark K.
Mitchell and William B. Stapp
Thomson-Shore,
Inc.
Safety and
Health – Basic Foundation Series 719
Schoolcraft
Publishing
Groundwater, R. Allen
Freeze and John A. Cherry
Prentice-Hall,
Inc.
Oceans and
Atmosphere – Science Workshop Series Revised Edition, Seymour
Rosen
Globe
Fearon
The State of
Our Environment, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive
Office of Environmental Affairs
Environmental
Science,
Karen Arms
Holt,
Rinehart and Winston
Operation of
Wastewater Treatment Plants, Vol. I, USEPA Office of Water Programs
Operation of
Wastewater Treatment Plants, Vol. II, USEPA Office of Water Programs
Keller’s
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Compliance Manual
You may refer
to http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/frameworks
for the Massachusetts Vocational Technical Educator Frameworks.
SCOPE OF
TEST CODE # 38 – ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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YOU
MAY WANT TO CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY FOR OBTAINING THESE RESOURCES THROUGH
THE INTERLIBRARY LOAN PROGRAM.
The written exam consists of 100 multiple
choice questions. Each question consists
of one incomplete sentence or a questions followed by four choices. Listed below are several sample items:
Which of the following is most
characteristic of a confined aquifer?
a. It has high porosity.
* b. It has a low permeability layer on top
of it.
c. It has a high permeability layer on top
of it.
d. It has a low permeability layer beneath
it.
Which piece of laboratory equipment
would be used to most accurately measure 7 ml of a sample?
a. 5 ml graduated cylinder
* b. 10 ml graduated pipette
c. 50 ml graduated cylinder
d
10 ml volumetric pipette
* indicates
correct answer
THE
TEACHER TESTING PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE NON-PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATORS FOR USE IN
COMPLETING THE WRITTEN EXAM. DOCUMENTATION REGARDING THESE CALCULATORS WILL BE
INCLUDED IN YOUR ADMISSION PACKAGE.
Updated: 3-2009
MASSACHUSETTS
VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL TEACHER TESTING
PROGRAM
SCOPE OF
TEST CODE # 38 – ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PERFORMANCE
EXAM
TIME
ALLOWED: 4 HOURS
Form 1: Biological Science
PERCENT
OF TEST:
14% Describe
Resources and Concepts Related to Aquaculture and Marine Science
Measure Water-Quality
Parameters Using Field Test Kits
24% Describe
Resources for and Concepts Related to Land Use Planning and Watershed Management
Construct a Contour Map
Using Individual Data Points
Identify Trees Using a Dichotomous Key
28% Laboratory
and Field Sampling and Testing
Calibrate pH Meter
Prepare Solutions of Specific
Concentrations
14% Select
and Use the Appropriate Tool to Perform a Given Task
Use Common Lab Equipment to Take
Scientific Measurements
10% Limnology
Determine Water-Quality Index Using
Macroinvertebrates
10% Wildlife
Biology
Calculate Population Density and Total
Population
BASIC
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED (CANDIDATE MUST SUPPLY):
Personal
Protective Safety Glasses and Disposable Gloves
ADDITIONAL
LAB EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES WILL BE PROVIDED.
NO
BOOKS OR NOTES WILL BE ALLOWED.
THE
FOLLOWING LIST OF REFERENCE MATERIALS WAS DEVELOPED AS A GUIDE FOR PERFORMANCE EXAM
CANDIDATES:
(USE
CURRENT EDITIONS FOR ALL REFERENCE MATERIALS)
Environmental
Science, Working with the Earth, G. Tyler Miller Jr.
Wadworth
Publishing Company
The Rivers
Curriculum Guide – Earth Science, William Donato, Lead Author
Dale
Seymour Productions
The Rivers
Curriculum Guide – Geography, Bob Ashley, Lead Author
Dale
Seymour Productions
Envirothon
Manual
Field Manual
for Water Quality Monitoring: An Environmental Education Program For Schools, Mark K.
Mitchell and William B. Stapp
Thomson-Shore,
Inc.
Safety and
Health – Basic Foundation Series 719
Schoolcraft
Publishing
Groundwater, R. Allen
Freeze and John A. Cherry
Prentice-Hall,
Inc.
Oceans and
Atmosphere – Science Workshop Series Revised Edition, Seymour
Rosen
Globe
Fearon
The State of
Our Environment, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive
Office of Environmental Affairs
Environmental
Science,
Karen Arms
Holt,
Rinehart and Winston
Operation of
Wastewater Treatment Plants, Vol. I, USEPA Office of Water Programs
Operation of
Wastewater Treatment Plants, Vol. II, USEPA Office of Water Programs
Keller’s
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Compliance Manual
You may refer
to http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/frameworks
for the Massachusetts Vocational Technical Educator Frameworks.
4-2009
MASSACHUSETTS
VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL TEACHER TESTING
PROGRAM
SCOPE OF
TEST CODE # 38 – ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
PERFORMANCE
EXAM
TIME
ALLOWED: 4 HOURS
Form 2: Physical Science
PERCENT
OF TEST:
14% Describe
Resources and Concepts Related to Aquaculture and Marine Science
Measure Water-Quality
Parameters Using Field Test Kits
14% Describe
Resources for and Concepts Related to Land Use Planning and Watershed Management
Construct a Contour Map
Using Individual Data Points
28% Laboratory
and Field Sampling and Testing
Calibrate pH Meter
Prepare Solutions of Specific
Concentrations
14% Select
and Use the Appropriate Tool to Perform a Given Task
Use Common Lab Equipment to Take
Scientific Measurements
10% Mapping
Technologies
Use a Map and Compass to Interpret Information
from a Topographic Map
10% Hydrogeology
Determine Groundwater Elevation Using
Electronic Water-Level Meter
10% 40
Hour OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response
Identify Common Exposure Limits
BASIC
EQUIPMENT REQUIRED (CANDIDATE MUST SUPPLY):
Personal
Protective Safety Glasses and Disposable Gloves
ADDITIONAL
LAB EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES WILL BE PROVIDED.
NO
BOOKS OR NOTES WILL BE ALLOWED.
THE
FOLLOWING LIST OF REFERENCE MATERIALS WAS DEVELOPED AS A GUIDE FOR PERFORMANCE EXAM
CANDIDATES:
(USE
CURRENT EDITIONS FOR ALL REFERENCE MATERIALS)
Environmental
Science, Working with the Earth, G. Tyler Miller Jr.
Wadworth
Publishing Company
The Rivers
Curriculum Guide – Earth Science, William Donato, Lead Author
Dale
Seymour Productions
The Rivers
Curriculum Guide – Geography, Bob Ashley, Lead Author
Dale
Seymour Productions
Envirothon
Manual
Field Manual
for Water Quality Monitoring: An Environmental Education Program For Schools, Mark K.
Mitchell and William B. Stapp
Thomson-Shore,
Inc.
Safety and
Health – Basic Foundation Series 719
Schoolcraft
Publishing
Groundwater, R. Allen
Freeze and John A. Cherry
Prentice-Hall,
Inc.
Oceans and
Atmosphere – Science Workshop Series Revised Edition, Seymour
Rosen
Globe
Fearon
The State of
Our Environment, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive
Office of Environmental Affairs
Environmental
Science,
Karen Arms
Holt,
Rinehart and Winston
Operation of
Wastewater Treatment Plants, Vol. I, USEPA Office of Water Programs
Operation of
Wastewater Treatment Plants, Vol. II, USEPA Office of Water Programs
Keller’s
Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Compliance Manual
You may refer
to http://www.doe.mass.edu/cte/frameworks
for the Massachusetts Vocational Technical Educator Frameworks.
4-2009