Differentiating Instruction With Menus for the Inclusive Classroom: Science for grades 6-8 offers teachers who have multiple ability levels in one classroom everything they need to create a student-centered learning environment based on choice.

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 in the Inclusive Middle School Classroom 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: Process Skills Safety and Equipment Metrics and Measurement Scientific Processes Famous Scientists Chapter 6: Physical Sciences Matter The Periodic Table Properties and Changes in Chemistry Force, Motion, and Newton¿s Laws Energy Transfers Chapter 7: Life Sciences Ecosystems Cycles and Systems Human Body Systems Heredity Chapter 8: Earth and Space Sciences Our Atmosphere Weather Rocks and Minerals Earth¿s History Constructive and Destructive Forces Our Solar System Our Universe References About the Author Next Generation Science Standards Alignment