MTEL-Flex General Science (914 & 915)

Candidates who register for this option are required to prepare an organized, developed analysis on a topic related to Objective 0017 of the General Science test framework.

Candidates will indicate a content standard appropriate for fifth through eighth grade found in the 2016 Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework (pp. 48–71) to develop your topic and address all three descriptive statements. Additional resources to reference might include the Science and Engineering Practices Progression Matrix found in Appendix I (pp. 98–123) and/or the Disciplinary Core Idea Progression Matrix found in Appendix III (pp. 131–143) and/or the Progression of Crosscutting Concepts Across the Grades (pp. 158–162) found in Appendix VIII.

Candidates who register for this option are required to prepare an organized, developed analysis on a topic related to Objective 0018 of the General Science test framework.

Candidates will indicate a content standard appropriate for fifth through eighth grade found in the 2016 Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework (pp. 48–71) to develop your topic and address all four descriptive statements. Additional resources to reference might include the Science and Engineering Practices Progression Matrix found in Appendix I (pp. 98–123) and/or the Disciplinary Core Idea Progression Matrix found in Appendix III (pp. 131–143) and/or the Progression of Crosscutting Concepts Across the Grades (pp. 158–162) found in Appendix VIII.