Want to improve your students' science literacy? Included are 50 biology writing prompts (both pdf and Google slide versions) that cover your year-long curriculum! Bundle and save! Topics include:

1. Scientific Method (throughout all units)
2. Characteristics of Life
3. Chemical bonds
4. Van der walls forces
5. Energy transfer
6. Properties of water
7. Monomers and polymers
8. Carbon
9. The 4 macromolecules
10. What are enzymes?
11. Temperature and enzyme efficiency
12. Cell Size
13. Levels of Organization
14. Cell Structure and Function
15. Plant vs. Animal Cells
16. Stomata
17. Tonicity
18. Cellular Respiration
19. Mitosis
20. Mitochondria
21. Invasive Species
22. Food Webs
23. Population Growth
24. Dendrochronology
25. Bee Extinction
26. Animal Skull Inferences
27. Symbiosis
28. Succession
29. Biomes
30. Carbon Cycle
31. Inheritance
32. DNA
33. Meiosis- Crossing over
34. Blood Types
35. Gel Electrophoresis
36. Chromosomes
37. Colorblindness
38. Mutations
39. Cloning
40. Pedigree Charts
41. Nature of Science- Theory vs. Law
42. Survival of the Fittest
43. Natural Selection- peppered moth
44. Adaptations
45. Vestigial Structures
46. Homologous Structures
47. Selection Graphs
48. Speciation
49. Fossil Record
50. Cladograms

Why use writing prompts?

All students need to improve their writing skills, especially english language learners. I created these writing prompts specifically for my ELL students. Writing is typically one of the lowest scoring categories on the state language proficiency exam. To help them improve, I assigned a writing prompt for homework BEFORE the lesson was taught. The goal is for students to think and write about scientific phenomena. Having them answer the prompt before the lesson was taught allowed me to assess prior knowledge, address misconceptions, and guide my teaching.