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WALNUT CREEK INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL

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2nd School Placement - 8th-grade Science - Student Teaching

WCI Background

Walnut Creek Intermediate (WCI) Background
Walnut Creek Intermediate School, founded in 2010, is located in Walnut Creek, California. It serves grades 6-8 as part of the Walnut Creek School District and is committed to providing a rigorous, engaging curriculum.

Student Demographics

Enrollment: ~993 students (grades 6-8)
Gender: 51% female, 49% male
Racial composition: 47.6% White, 19% Hispanic, 17.1% Asian, 13% Two or more races
Student-teacher ratio: 23.5:1 (above California average)
Free/reduced lunch: 12.9% qualify

Academic Snapshot
57% proficient or above in math; 68% proficient or above in reading.

Plaza

Where students relax, chat, and recharge during breaks!

Cafeteria

Where students grab their food and enjoy meals indoors during lunch!

Quad

Perfect for outdoor lunches or relaxing on lunch break!

Learners' creations

CER /Rubric graphic organizer in the UNIT Light Waves

This light waves CER activity is aligned to NGSS Physical Science standards and designed for middle school students.

Scavenger Hunt - Questions - answers and photos of students finding the questions around the classroom, it also served as a review for their CAST that was taken last week.

Questions that pasted around the classroom

Answers sheets P1

Students finding the questions and answers their answer sheets

Answers sheets P2

These images show two hands-on experiments. The first has students holding a foam ball as the Moon, a bulb as the Sun, and positioning themselves as Earth (MOON PHASES). The second demonstrates light waves traveling in a straight line at high speed using different tubes and a laser pointed from one end to the other.

Auxiliary activities photos