MrsBinthe303
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Frederick, Colorado, United States
About the store
Hi! I’m Sara Broeckert, an elementary educator with experience teaching grades 2–6 across multiple Colorado school districts. I currently teach science and social studies at a school for gifted learners, where I design rigorous, inquiry-based lessons that challenge students to think deeply, communicate clearly, and apply their learning in creative ways.
My background includes extensive experience with NGSS-aligned science instruction, project-based learning, and cross-curricular planning. I have worked in Title I schools, IB programs, and gifted settings, and I specialize in creating resources that balance academic rigor with student engagement and accessibility.
I hold a Colorado Teaching License and a Master’s degree in Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners, and I am passionate about designing materials that support diverse learners while pushing high-achieving students to the next level.
All resources in my store are classroom-tested, student-centered, and designed to support both teachers and learners.
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MS-ESS3-1 Natural Resources Webquest | NGSS Aligned Digital + Google Forms
This webquest was built for busy middle school science teachers who want a rigorous, fully digital resource that actually gets students engaged — no prep, no printing required. Students work through 5 structured parts that build on each other, using real websites and live data to investigate where Earth's resources come from and what's happening to them: ⭐ Part 1 — Overview of natural resources (renewable vs. nonrenewable) ⭐ Part 2 — Research real countries using Encyclopaedia Britannica ⭐ Part
6th - 8th
Earth Sciences, General Science, Geography
NGSS
MS-ESS3-1
Food Webs and Energy Flow Doodle Notes BUNDLE
Get all 5 Food Webs & Energy Flow Doodle Notes pages in one discounted bundle! This complete set takes students from foundational ecosystem roles all the way through energy transfer, food web modeling, ecosystem disruptions, and vocabulary synthesis. These hand-drawn, black-and-white doodle notes are designed for middle school science and align to NGSS MS-LS2 standards. They work as standalone lessons, sub plans, OpenSciEd 7.5 supplements, or a complete mini-unit. ✅ WHAT'S INCLUDED (5 pages tota
6th - 8th
Earth Sciences, Environment, General Science
Palm Oil & Deforestation Doodle Notes | Ecosystems | OpenSciEd 7.5 | MS-LS2
Does your class need an engaging, student-friendly way to process the palm oil anchor phenomenon? These doodle notes give middle schoolers a structured, visual way to explore deforestation, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem dynamics — while keeping their hands busy and their brains on. Perfect as a companion to the OpenSciEd 7.5 Ecosystem Dynamics unit, this one-page graphic organizer walks students through the real-world story of palm oil: where it comes from, what rainforest destruction really
6th - 8th
Biology, Environment, General Science
NGSS
MS-LS2-5
, MS-LS2-4
, MS-ESS3-3
Benchmark Advance 6th Grade Unit 1 | Weekly Slides & Comic project
Everything you need to teach Benchmark Advance 6th Grade Unit 1: Relationships in Nature — fully editable and ready to use from day one! This bundle includes three weeks of PowerPoint lesson slides plus a complete comic strip creative activity to bring the unit's ecosystem and relationships themes to life. What's included: 📅 Unit 1 Week 1 Slides (PowerPoint) — editable lesson presentation📅 Unit 1 Week 2 Slides (PowerPoint) — editable lesson presentation📅 Unit 1 Week 3 Slides (PowerPoint)
6th
Close Reading, Informational Text, Literature
Plate Tectonics Escape Room | Digital + Print
🌋 ESCAPE THE FAULT ZONE! A magnitude-8.0 earthquake has struck the Seismology Research Lab — and your students are the only ones who can crack the 5 science locks to escape! This engaging, print-and-go escape room covers all major plate tectonics concepts and is perfect for review, sub plans, or an end-of-unit activity. ⭐ What's Included: Teacher Instructions & Setup GuideStudent Recording Sheet with Word Bank5 Puzzle Clue Sheets (Digital + Printable)Google Slides version (digital-ready)Fu
6th - 8th
Earth Sciences, General Science
Science Scored Discussion System | STeLLA-Aligned Science Talk + CER Writing
Science Scored Discussion Bundle | STeLLA-Aligned Science Talk + CER Writing System for Middle School ⭐ GET STUDENTS TALKING LIKE SCIENTISTS — AND WRITING LIKE THEM TOO ⭐ If your students already do scored discussions in ELA, this resource makes the cross-curricular transfer seamless. If they're new to structured academic discussion, it gives them everything they need to walk in prepared and walk out with a stronger CER response. This system bridges science discourse and scientific writing in on
6th - 8th
General Science, Informational Text
Socratic Seminar Bundle | 6th Grade| Benchmark Advance| Rubric, Peer Observation
Save time and run meaningful student-led discussions with this ready-to-use Socratic Seminar bundle, aligned to the Benchmark Advance 6th grade curriculum! This bundle includes everything you need to facilitate, assess, and scaffold accountable academic conversation in your ELA classroom. What's included: ⭐ Socratic Seminar Rubric (PowerPoint) — clear, student-friendly criteria for grading discussion participation⭐ Peer Observation Sheet (PowerPoint) — keeps all students engaged and accounta
6th
Literature, Speaking & Listening
January Reset Mini-Bundle | Student Reflection, Goals & Emotional Check-Ins
Start the new year with calm, meaningful activities that help students reflect, reset, and refocus. This January Reset Mini-Bundle includes three low-prep, high-impact activities designed for the first weeks back from winter break. Each resource encourages thoughtful reflection, emotional awareness, and goal setting—without overwhelming students or teachers. Perfect for any subject, advisory, or homeroom, this bundle provides flexibility for different classroom needs while maintaining a cons
4th - 8th
Social Emotional Learning, Writing
6th Grade Science Bell Ringers | NGSS Aligned Earth Science
📘 6th Grade Science Bell Ringers – Semester Bundle (NGSS Aligned) Looking for low-prep, meaningful bell ringers that actually build science understanding? This semester-long set of 6th grade Earth Science bell ringers is designed to strengthen written scientific explanations, reinforce NGSS standards, and give students a consistent routine to start class. This resource includes 90 bell ringer prompts (5 per week for 18 weeks) that focus primarily on short written responses and open-ended
6th - 8th
Earth Sciences
Rock Types Doodle Notes Bundle | Igneous, Sedimentary & Metamorphic Rocks
Teach the three main types of rocks with confidence using this cohesive set of engaging, student-friendly doodle notes! This bundle includes matching doodle notes pages for igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, designed to help students visualize and organize key concepts from your rock cycle unit in a fun, low-prep format. Each page breaks down complex science ideas into simple visuals, diagrams, and guided notes that boost comprehension and retention—perfect for interactive notebooks o
5th - 8th
Coloring Pages, Earth Sciences
Energy Pyramid and 10% Rule Doodle Notes
Help students truly understand WHY energy decreases as it moves up the food chain — and make the 10% Rule something they'll actually remember. These doodle notes combine a visual energy pyramid, fill-in-the-blank math, and a sketch-to-explain activity for maximum retention. The large hand-drawn pyramid visual is designed so students can label trophic levels themselves, making the concept stick through active engagement rather than passive reading. ✅ WHAT'S INCLUDED: • 1-page student doodle notes
6th - 8th
Earth Sciences, Environment, General Science
Also included in: Food Webs and Energy Flow Doodle Notes BUNDLE
Producers, Consumers & Decomposers Doodle Notes
Help your students build a strong foundation in ecosystem roles with these engaging, student-friendly doodle notes! This resource covers the three key organism roles in every ecosystem — producers, consumers, and decomposers — through a combination of visual note-taking, fill-in-the-blank prompts, and sketch activities. Perfect as an introduction to your food webs or ecosystems unit, as a supplement to OpenSciEd 7.5, or as a sub-plan that runs itself. ✅ WHAT'S INCLUDED: • 1-page student doodle n
6th - 8th
Earth Sciences, Environment, General Science
Also included in: Food Webs and Energy Flow Doodle Notes BUNDLE
Digital Scavenger Hunt | End of Year Science | Google Earth | Grades 6-8
— WHAT IS THIS PRODUCT? —Students take on the role of Wildlife Field Researchers on their final expedition of the school year. Armed with a Mission Brief and a Field Research Log, they navigate 7 digital stations — 4 real websites with live data and 3 Google Earth satellite explorations — to document evidence of the science they've studied all year. This is not a link-and-answer worksheet. Students interact with actual scientific databases, zoom into satellite imagery using Google Earth's histor
6th - 8th
Earth Sciences, Environment, General Science
NGSS
MS-ESS3-1
, MS-LS2-2
, MS-LS2-4
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Water Cycle Picture book bundle
What’s Included in This Bundle: ✔️ Student project directions ✔️ Standards-aligned grading rubric (PDF + editable) ✔️ Planning graphic organizer to support modeling and writing ✔️ Peer-editing and checklist pages This bundle provides everything students need to plan, create, revise, and submit a high-quality NGSS-aligned model of the water cycle.
5th - 7th
Creative Writing, Earth Sciences
Water Cycle Picture book
🌧️ Water Cycle Children’s Book Project NGSS-Aligned | Creative Science Modeling ActivityBring the water cycle to life with this engaging, student-created children’s book project! In this NGSS-aligned performance task, students develop a model that explains how water moves through Earth’s systems while following fictional water-molecule characters on their journey. Students apply science content, creativity, and scientific vocabulary as they design an illustrated picture book a 4th grader could
5th - 7th
Earth Sciences, Writing
NGSS
MS-ESS2-4
Also included in: Water Cycle Picture book bundle
OpenSciEd 7.5 Lesson 10 | How Do Changes in Resources Affect Populations?
This is a full redesign of OpenSciEd Unit 7.5 Lesson 10 for 7th grade life science. The original lesson involves constant mode-switching between over a dozen different activities — this version reorganizes the same content into 5 clear, student-friendly phases across two days. What's included: ✅ Redesigned Student Materials — Day 1 & Day 2 clearly labeled, built-in writing frames, guided jigsaw annotation steps, evidence table, model revision prompt, and Monarch Butterfly assessment (Parts A, B
6th - 8th
Biology, Earth Sciences, Environment
Winter Science Escape Room | Holiday Science Review Activity | Grades 6–8
❄️ The Case of the Missing Winter Break ❄️ A Holiday-Themed Science Escape Room for Grades 6–8Engage your students with this winter-themed science escape room where they must solve clues, crack codes, and apply science knowledge to uncover who took Winter Break!Perfect for December review days, before-break lessons, early finishers, or sub plans, this low-prep activity keeps students learning while having fun. 🔐 What’s Included: ✔️ 5 Winter Science Challenges (printable, full-color) ✔️
5th - 8th
Astronomy, Earth Sciences, Mental Math
Geologic Time & Earth’s Processes Task Cards (Middle School Earth Science)
Help students explore geologic time, rock layers, and Earth’s surface processes with this engaging set of task cards aligned to NGSS MS-ESS1-4 and MS-ESS2-2. This resource is perfect for reinforcing concepts like relative dating, the law of superposition, fossils, slow vs. fast processes, erosion, deposition, and volcanic activity in a student-friendly, low-prep format. What’s Included: ✔ 24 printable task cards ✔ Student-friendly questions at multiple DOK levels ✔ Teacher answer key (1
6th - 8th
Earth Sciences, General Science
6th-grade Rock Cycle Escape Room (digital + print, 5 locks, fun storyline)
Rock Cycle Escape Room – Digital & Printable | 6th Grade Earth Science Turn your rock cycle unit into an unforgettable adventure! In this engaging Rock Cycle Escape Room, students must solve a series of science challenges to unlock digital and physical locks and “restore” the rock cycle system. Students will work through 5 interactive locks that review rock types, rock stages, and rock cycle processes while building critical thinking and collaboration skills. This resource is perfect for revi
5th - 7th
Earth Sciences, General Science
Relative Dating Rock Layers Practice | Law of Superposition
Help students master relative dating with this clear, student-friendly practice activity! In this worksheet, students analyze four rock outcrops from different locations and reconstruct the complete sequence of geologic events using the Law of Superposition and careful observation. Students will: Color-code different rock types to visually distinguish layers Identify the oldest and youngest rock layers Compare multiple outcrops to determine a consistent rock sequence Practice scientific
6th - 8th
Earth Sciences
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About the store
Experience
Hi! I’m Sara Broeckert, an elementary educator with experience teaching grades 2–6 across multiple Colorado school districts. I currently teach science and social studies at a school for gifted learners, where I design rigorous, inquiry-based lessons that challenge students to think deeply, communicate clearly, and apply their learning in creative ways.
My background includes extensive experience with NGSS-aligned science instruction, project-based learning, and cross-curricular planning. I have worked in Title I schools, IB programs, and gifted settings, and I specialize in creating resources that balance academic rigor with student engagement and accessibility.
I hold a Colorado Teaching License and a Master’s degree in Teaching Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners, and I am passionate about designing materials that support diverse learners while pushing high-achieving students to the next level.
All resources in my store are classroom-tested, student-centered, and designed to support both teachers and learners.
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