Climate Change - 2025-2026 Spring

Schedule

  
5 January - 9 January

Wednesday 7
9:00 am -- Our first day @Science 006

Thursday 8
First day of labs. Meet @SC 008

  • Lab 1: Graphs
12 January - 16 January

Tuesday 13
Drop-Add period ends 5:00 pm

Saturday 17
CA: Michiana Seed Swap
CA - Michiana Seed Swap

19 January - 23 January

Monday 19
Martin Luther King study day - no daytime classes (evening classes meet)

26 January - 30 January
2 February - 6 February

Friday 6
Quiz over the solar system / lab 1

9 February - 13 February

Friday 13
Test 1

16 February - 20 February

Wednesday 18
CA: Peace and Climate Resiliency - 10 am Convo / Chapel

23 February - 27 February

Monday 23
Midterm break (all week)

2 March - 6 March

Friday 6
Goshen Conference on Religion & Science (CA)

9 March - 13 March

Monday 9
Academic advising begins

Friday 13
Last day to "W"ithdraw

16 March - 20 March
23 March - 27 March

Monday 23
Quiz 2

  • Radioactivity and the nucleus [15.1-15.3]
  • Thermal energy / Mixing (Labs 5,6)
  • Gravitational energy
  • Power [6.7] *
30 March - 3 April

Wednesday 1
Test 2

Friday 3
Good Friday (no class)

Saturday 4
Easter

  • Feedback cycles and climate *sensitivity*
  • Wednesday - Exam 2
6 April - 10 April

Wednesday 8
Academic Symposium - no daytime classes

  • Some *positive* positive feedbacks
  • Easter Island
  • Agriculture and energy
13 April - 17 April

Friday 17
Last day of classes
Please fill out a GC Course Evaluation.

  • Soil fertility and the Green Revolution
  • Feedback-Bottom up / New Guinea / Tikopia, Ch 9
  • Final exam - study guide
  • Feedback-Kalmus readings
  • Climate of Man - the Arctic
20 April - 24 April

Monday 20
Reading day

Tuesday 21
Exam week starts
Final exam at 8:30 AM. Study guide

Thursday 23
Final draft of mini-poster due