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Weathering, erosion and deposition

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I have to simulate the processes of weathering, erosion and deposition. the weathered sediment will be represented by one raw egg. It will begin in a "weathering zone" and be moved using three different methods through the "erosion zone" and come to rest unbroken in the "deposition zone". The egg must make 2 complete stops in the Erosion Zone and the final stop in the Deposition Zone.
1) the entire egg must be visible at all times
2) I have 6 minutes to complete challenge
3) can't enter the zones at any time once the egg moves
4) once the egg moves You are not allowed to touch it until all tasks are complete
5) the 1st method of movement moves the egg into the erosion zone
6) the 2nd method of movement moves the egg to any new spot in the erosion zone
7) the 3rd method of movement moves the egg into the deposition zone
8) the 3 methods of movements must be very different
9) egg cannot be broken or even cacked.
PLEASE HELP
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Re: Weathering, erosion and deposition

Post by deleted-143835 »

Hi there,

I'm a little confused as to what your question is. Is this a demonstration you're planning to do? It looks like an interesting idea, but please clarify the issue you're having for me a bit and I'll be happy to help! What are you having trouble with?

Thanks!
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Re: Weathering, erosion and deposition

Post by deleted-184508 »

it's a demonstration....I'm having issues with the whole thing, mainly how do I get the egg to move three different times to three different locations without touching the egg or anything else. I was thinking about using a remote control car to carry the egg to one area but after that I'm stuck. Please help if you have any ideas
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