A Day Without Sunlight

This imaginative writing worksheet supports students in Grades 5, 6, and 7 as they explore the importance of the Sun through creative storytelling and scientific reflection. After reading a short introduction about the Sun’s role in sustaining life, students write a 6-8 sentence narrative imagining what the world might be like if the Sun did not rise for an entire day. The activity blends narrative writing, scientific understanding, cause-and-effect reasoning, and emotional awareness as learners consider environmental, biological, and human consequences.

Learning Goals

• Science Understanding (Grades 5-7) – Explain the Sun’s role in providing light, heat, and energy to Earth
• Narrative Writing – Create a short, imaginative story with a clear sequence and descriptive details
• Cause-and-Effect Reasoning – Describe how lack of sunlight would impact temperature, plants, animals, and people
• Reflective Scientific Thinking – Explain why Earth cannot survive long-term without the Sun

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with science and ELA standards
• Creative + Scientific Integration – Combines imagination with accurate science concepts
• Guiding Questions Included – Helps students stay focused while encouraging originality
• Flexible Use – Ideal for science units, writing workshops, enrichment activities, or cross-curricular lessons

This Sun-focused writing worksheet helps students strengthen creativity, scientific reasoning, and explanatory writing through an engaging thought experiment. By imagining a day without sunlight, learners deepen their understanding of the Sun’s essential role in sustaining life on Earth. It’s a no-prep resource for both classroom and homeschool settings that supports literacy development while reinforcing key Earth-Sun system concepts.

This worksheet is part of our The Sun collection.