Name ______Date______

Environmental Science Ms. Davis Period _____

Colt Park Project

Colt Park is a historical landmark in our backyard. A closer examination of an area set aside for recreational use will reveal several ecosystems that support a variety of populations. You will select a combination of activities to complete over the next couple of weeks.

Method Suggestions
Eco-Study Walk
(1-10 Points) / Photograph Essay
(5-25 Points)
Eco-Study Worksheets
(1-10 Points) / Make a Sketch Map of Park and 10 Landmarks (5-25 points)
Annotated Bibliography (5 points each)
(5-40 Points) / Make an ACCURATE Scaled Map of Park and 10 Landmarks (10-40 points)
Poster
(5-20 Points) / 2-Page typed double-spaced descriptive essay (10-35 Points)
Computer Diagram
(5-20 Points) / 5 Paragraph Persuasive Essay, typed, double-spaced (10-40 Points)
Series of 3-5 Drawings with a Theme
(5-45 Points) / Write an Eco-Play on the Topic
(10-40 Points)
Math Calculation with all work shown
(5-25 Points) / Oral Presentation with Poster (under 5 minutes) (10-30 Points)
Labeled Diagram
(5-15 Points) / Oral Presentation with PowerPoint (under 5 minutes) (10-40 Points)
Oral Presentation (2-5 minutes)
(5-20 Points) / PowerPoint Slide Show
(20-40 Points)
Poem with Vocabulary
(5-20 Points) / Video Essay 2-5 minutes
(15-40 Points)
Present a Song with Vocabulary
(5-25 Points) / Video Essay 6-10 minutes
(20-45 Points)
Act In an Eco-Play
(5-15 Points) / Collection of 5-10 Organisms (pressed, photo, draw, terrarium) (to 50 Points)
Topic Suggestions
Eco-Study Walk and Worksheet / Bibliography of sources
Calculate the age of a tree using it’s tree rings on its stump / History of Colt Park
Make a Food Web and Food Chain of organisms that live in the Park / The Future of Colt Park
Identify the Large Producers that live in the Park / History of Samuel Colt
Identify the Small Producers that live in the Park / The Purpose/Need for City Parks
Identify 10 Consumers that live in the Park / Parts of a tree and leaf
Calculate the area of the park / Analyze the conditions of the road in Colt Park
Identify the Decomposers of the Area / Pollution in the Park
Invasive Species Study / Negative affects of Human Impact vs. Positive affects of Human Impact
Make a Map of an area of the park, identifying landmarks and trees / History of a tree- What happened?
Calculate the oxygen produced by the trees in the park / Life cycle of an organism
Erosion in the Park / Calculate Tree Height
Soil Study-What’s under the grass? / What would happen if . . .? Succession in Colt Park
Talk to the Environmental Protection Agency / Ecosystems of the Park
Colt Park Through the Seasons / How do Trees and Grass Grow?
Total Number of Points Needed Per Grade
A+ / A / A- / B+ / B / B- / C+ / C / C- / D+ / D / D-
160 / 150 / 140 / 130 / 120 / 110 / 100 / 90 / 80 / 70 / 60 / 50

Generalized Grading Rubric Guide

(Actual grading will depend on individual projects.)

Type of Project / Content / Thorough-ness / Effort / Skill / Max Points / Score
15 / 10 / 15 / 10 / 50
15 / 10 / 10 / 10 / 45
10 / 10 / 10 / 10 / 40
10 / 10 / 10 / 5 / 35
10 / 5 / 10 / 5 / 30
10 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 25
5 / 5 / 5 / 5 / 20
Total Points:


Article in the Courant http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/commentary/hc-coltcommentary1006.artoct06,0,5964071.story

Samuel Colt http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Colt

Elizabeth Colt Documentary

http://www.simonpure.com/colt06.htm

Making money with Colt History

http://charteroaktree.com/colttour.html

Historical Preservation

http://www.cttrust.org/index.cgi/7518

Photographs of Beautiful Colt Buildings

http://historicbuildingsct.com/?tag=colt

Hartford

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartford,_Connecticut

Elizabeth Hart Jarvis Colt

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hartford,_Connecticut

Article about creating a botanical garden on the Colt Estate http://www.hartfordinfo.org/issues/documents/parks/htfd_advocate_082207.asp

Article about creating a botanical garden on the Colt Estate http://www.corpct.com/articles/2006/1215/colt.php

Politics and Colt Park by Congressman Larson

http://www.larson.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=713&Itemid=1

More history

http://www.hogriver.org/issues/v04n01/coltsville.htm