Dr. Artis' 4th Grade
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Rock Cycle: "The Engineer" Project

Your Challenge: You have been hired by the International Parks Conservation Association as an engineer to design a solution to prevent or mitigate weathering and erosion on our famous monuments from around the world.


The Great Sphinx,
​Egypt

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Problem:
​High Wind Erosion


El Castillo Chichzén Itzá

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Problem:
​Chemical Erosion [Acid Rain] 

Mt. Rushmore, North Dakota

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Problem: Weathering from Wind and Rain


Devil's Tower, Wyoming

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Problem: Weathering from Wind and Rain

Stonehenge, England

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Problem:
​Chemical Erosion [Acid Rain]


Arches National Park,
​Utah

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Problem:
Wind and Rain Erosion
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