Career materials present the full range of water-sector paths, from operator licensure after high school through engineering degrees and graduate research.
Grade 12 Reading passage
A grade 12 careers reading passage on the instrumentation and control technician role at a fictional treatment plant, with seven comprehension and inference questions.
Careers & CTE 40 min Answer key
Grade 12 Quiz & test questions
A grade 12 careers assessment on who does the work of a lead service line replacement program, which credential each role needs, and what the record proves.
Careers & CTE 40 min Answer key
Grade 12 Quiz & test questions
A grade 12 careers assessment on distribution licensing and operator exam math at a fictional district, with ten items and a fully worked key.
Careers & CTE 45 min Answer key
Grade 12 Graphic organizer
A grade 12 careers crosswalk organizer mapping each step of a fictional boil-water advisory to the role, credential, record, and handoff that the step requires.
Careers & CTE 50 min Answer key
Grade 12 Project
A five-session grade 12 careers project in which students design a paid operator apprenticeship for a fictional water district under a budget cap and licensing timeline.
Careers & CTE 5 sessions, ~275 min total Answer key
Grade 12 Writing prompt
A grade 12 careers argument prompt on a fictional utility's tuition and exam support tied to a service commitment, with background, organizer, exemplar, and rubric.
Careers & CTE 2 sessions, ~90 min total Answer key
Grade 12 Debate kit
A grade 12 careers debate kit on whether a fictional water district should staff its own main replacement crew, with a cost table, two-sided evidence, and a rubric.
Careers & CTE 2 sessions, ~90 min total Answer key
Grade 12 Project
A four-session grade 12 careers project scheduling round-the-clock licensed coverage for a fictional reclamation plant within staffing and labor cost limits.
Careers & CTE 4 sessions, ~220 min total Answer key
Grade 12 Debate kit
A grade 12 careers debate kit on whether a fictional utility should require an associate degree for operator trainees, with two-sided evidence and a rubric.
Careers & CTE 2 sessions, ~90 min total Answer key
Grade 12 Graphic organizer
A grade 12 careers cause-and-effect chain organizer tracing how a rising nitrate trend at a fictional well field turns into new tasks, roles, credentials, and costs.
Careers & CTE 55 min Answer key
Grade 12 Worksheet
Grade 12 worksheet comparing three water conservation rebates by cost per thousand gallons saved, then arguing which ones cost less than buying more water.
Careers & CTE 45 min Answer key
Grade 12 Math problem set
Grade 12 problem set on ultraviolet disinfection operations: reactor loading, exposure time, derated delivered dose, and putting a standby reactor in service.
Careers & CTE 45 min Answer key
Grade 12 Math problem set
Grade 12 operator-exam problem set on BOD and TSS loading, removal efficiency, basin volume, and detention time at a fictional water reclamation facility.
Careers & CTE 45 min Answer key
Grade 12 Worksheet
Grade 12 worksheet using stream velocity, travel time, and the pounds formula to judge how a fertilizer spill affects a fictional town's drinking water intake.
Careers & CTE 45 min Answer key
Grade 12 Math problem set
Grade 12 problem set applying the rational method, area-weighted runoff coefficients, and pipe capacity to a fictional stormwater district facing new development.
Careers & CTE 50 min Answer key
Grade 12 Worksheet
Grade 12 worksheet converting canal flow among cfs, gpm, MGD, and acre-feet per day, then sizing farm water orders and delivery times for a fictional district.
Careers & CTE 40 min Answer key
Grade 12 Math problem set
Grade 12 problem set on recycled water economics: annual production in acre-feet, revenue, avoided cost, payback, energy use, and a marginal-cost supply argument.
Careers & CTE 50 min Answer key
Grade 12 Lesson plan
Students work as wastewater lab analysts, calculating sludge volume index for two aeration basins and comparing the center and spread of a week of readings.
Careers & CTE 50 min Answer key
Grade 12 Lesson plan
Students act as dam safety technicians, computing average rates of change in seepage and piezometer data and weighing three surveillance responses against criteria.
Careers & CTE 50 min Answer key
Grade 12 Lesson plan
Students take the role of a corrosion control specialist, calculating orthophosphate feed, reporting pH to meter precision, and ranking lead tap samples.
Careers & CTE 55 min Answer key
Grade 12 Classroom activity
A grade 12 careers role-play where students match candidate credentials to four fictional water-sector roles and debrief how requirements shape hiring.
Careers & CTE 45 min Answer key
Grade 12 Lesson plan
A grade 12 careers lesson where students compute the cost, length, and first-year pay of three water-sector training paths and reason about the tradeoffs.
Careers & CTE 50 min Answer key
Grade 12 Lesson plan
A grade 12 careers lesson where students integrate three fictional water utility job postings and a license-class ladder to match candidates to the right roles.
Careers & CTE 45 min Answer key
Grade 12 Math problem set
A grade 12 careers math set on a fictional reverse osmosis desalination plant, chaining recovery, flow, and energy math to find the daily cost of fresh water.
Careers & CTE 45 min Answer key