Differentiating Instruction With Menus for the Inclusive Classroom: Science for grades 3-5 offers teachers everything they need to create a student-centered learning environment based on choice.

Grades 3-5

After teaching science for more than 15 years, both overseas and in the U.S., Laurie E. Westphal now works as an independent gifted education and science consultant. She enjoys developing and presenting staff development on differentiation for various districts and conferences, working with teachers to assist them in planning and developing lessons to meet the needs of their advanced students.

Author¿s Note Chapter 1: Choice Chapter 2: How to Use Menus in the Inclusive Classroom Chapter 3: Guidelines for Products Chapter 4: Rubrics The Menus How to Use the Menu Pages Chapter 5: Physical Science The Three States of Matter Physical Properties of Matter Sound and Vibrations Light and Its Properties Alternate Energy Sources Tools Scientists Use Chapter 6: Biological Science Plants Food Chains Adaptations Human Body Systems Life Cycles of Plants and Animals Chapter 7: Earth Science The Water Cycle Our Soil Earth Processes Our Earth¿s Resources Our Weather Space The Sun The Lunar Cycle References About the Author Next Generation Science Standards Alignment