This semester-long course is divided across four units studying Astronomy and Geoscience. All units are aligned with NGSS standards and benchmarks, and the Laws of Thermodynamics are embedded in everything.

Throughout the units, we will learn a story about the consequences of the Sun forming. This includes how energy from the Sun reaches Earth, how elements are created, what will happen at the end of the Sun's lifespan, how the Solar System and Earth were created and the ways we know all of this. Then, because of the conservation of matter, we will learn how carbon cycles through the different spheres of Earth, how humans are disrupting this cycle and the consequences of the disruption through Climate Change. We will do a lot of laboratory experiments and investigations with CO2, light, ice, water, plants and rocks to be able to forecast the impacts of Climate Change on Colombia. 

The semester cumulative exam will be the summative for the final unit and benchmarks. After a semester of using mathematical thinking, developing and using models, analyzing data, obtaining information and constructing explanations, it is now time for you to put all these pieces together. You will be presented a variety of types of geoscience data relevant to Climate Change in Colombia to then forecast the future climate.