MTEL General Science (64) study guide
MTEL General Science (64) · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
General Science (64) is one of the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) subject matter tests listed on the MTEL website. Candidates who need to demonstrate general science knowledge for an educator license in Massachusetts take it. The test is delivered as a computer-based test (CBT) with 100 multiple-choice questions and 2 open-response assignments. Candidates get a 4-hour and 15-minute total appointment, which includes 15 minutes for the CBT tutorial and nondisclosure agreement, leaving 4 hours of testing time. The MTEL General Science (64) study guide has 4 sections and about 1,524 words.
01Foundations of Scientific Inquiry
Foundations of Scientific Inquiry tests whether you can reason like a working scientist: turning questions into falsifiable hypotheses, designing fair tests with controls, reporting measurement and uncertainty honestly, and judging claims about science and technology. Items ask you to interpret tables and graphs, convert units, and separate scientific explanations from non-scientific ones.
381 words, about 2 min02Life Science
Life Science covers the chemistry and structure of cells, energy transformations, heredity and molecular genetics, evolution by natural selection, and ecology. Expect items that ask you to trace information from DNA to trait, predict offspring ratios, or explain energy and matter movement through an ecosystem.
381 words, about 2 min03Physical Science
Physical Science combines chemistry and physics: atomic structure, periodic trends, bonding, reactions and stoichiometry, acids and bases, plus motion, forces, energy, waves, and electric circuits. Items typically ask you to predict products, balance equations, or apply a formula to a described situation.
402 words, about 2 min04Earth and Space Science
Earth and Space Science covers Earth's interior and plate tectonics, the rock cycle, surface processes, the atmosphere and hydrosphere, geologic time, and the solar system, stars, and Earth–Moon–Sun relationships. Items often ask you to order events, interpret a cross-section, or explain an astronomical cycle.
360 words, about 2 min