Water Careers & CTE · Grade 11

Career materials present the full range of water-sector paths, from operator licensure after high school through engineering degrees and graduate research.

31 materials written for this grade · refine by type, topic, or standard in the catalog

Grade 11 Writing prompt

Harberton Valley: Provisional License or Shared Operator?

A grade 11 careers argument prompt on how a fictional 900-person water system should replace its retiring operator, with a full exemplar and a four-level rubric.

Careers & CTE 2 sessions, ~90 min total Answer key

Grade 11 Debate kit

Ilderton Valley's PFAS Upgrade: A License Class Debate Kit

A grade 11 careers debate kit on whether adding PFAS treatment should raise the operator license class required at a small water plant, with two-sided evidence.

Careers & CTE 2 sessions, ~85 min total Answer key

Grade 11 Writing prompt

Why Marchenford's Coliform Sample Was Rejected

A grade 11 careers explanatory prompt using a sampling manual, a chain of custody form, and a laboratory rejection notice to explain what makes a sample count.

Careers & CTE 2 sessions, ~75 min total Answer key

Grade 11 Graphic organizer

Sedgewell Pretreatment Program: Who Enforces Which Limit

A grade 11 careers organizer mapping EPA, the state agency, a POTW pretreatment coordinator, and an industrial user across nine labeled rows of authority and work.

Careers & CTE 30 min Answer key

Grade 11 Project

Thessley Growers Co-op: A Season Irrigation Service Plan

A grade 11 careers project in which teams build a season preventive maintenance calendar, crew-hour budget, and cost model for a fictional irrigation cooperative.

Careers & CTE 4 sessions, ~220 min total Answer key

Grade 11 Math problem set

Danecross Dam Generation: A Hydro Operator Problem Set

A grade 11 careers problem set in which students take a hydro operator's shift, computing station output from flow and head and writing output as a function of flow.

Careers & CTE 50 min Answer key

Grade 11 Math problem set

Harrowvale Valley Nitrate: A Monitoring Line-of-Fit Set

A grade 11 careers problem set in which a groundwater monitoring technician fits a line to nitrate readings from eight wells, computes residuals, and judges the fit.

Careers & CTE 45 min Answer key

Grade 11 Math problem set

Saltmarch Ridge Irrigation: Acre-Feet and Run-Time Math

A grade 11 careers problem set in which an irrigation technician converts a net application depth to acre-feet and gallons, then solves for pivot run time and water cost.

Careers & CTE 50 min Answer key