Stay tuned for our second Black Out Friday theme- School of Rock! Fourth grade is finishing up a science unit on sound and our next unit is on the rock cycle, so we thought it would be very fitting to go with the theme of "School of Rock"! Our focus this Friday will be reviewing our sound unit by sharing some homemade instruments created by students, and we will visit our outdoor classroom to observe rocks in different stages of the rock cycle. We will be using our science notebooks to document our observations. We will also use our findings to inspire a piece of personal writing! (There is a great article and useful rubrics about this in the Science and Children magazine, November 2011, Volume 49, Number 3 issue) Check back to see what we've learned- we can't wait to share!