At Scientific Minds we include writing prompts in each of our Science Starter and Science Sidekick lesson modules. Here are 11 writing prompts you can use in the science classroom.

• Write a letter to the principal proposing a very dangerous field trip by convincing him or her that it is important to your science education.

• Write a conversation between a tornado and a hurricane in which each tries to persuade the other that it is more dangerous.

• Write a letter of advice to a student who will be taking this science class next year.

• Write a letter to a classmate explaining why you think they should become a scientist.

• Write a real estate advertisement to sell property in your intestines to bacteria, or sell space between your toes to fungi.

• Write a travel blog for a water molecule.

• Write the script for an interview with a sound wave.

• Write a recipe for plants to follow to make sugar (glucose).

• Write an instruction manual telling the Earth how to make fossil fuels.

• Write a postcard from a seed that has hitched a ride on the fur of an animal.

• Pretend you are the Sun and you are running for Energy President of the Earth. Write a campaign speech convincing everyone to vote for you.

What are some of your favorite creative writing prompts?

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