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The IMMEX project proudly concludes the 2004-2005 school year with 16 completed problem sets. Five additional middle school sets are slated for completion by June 1. Even more sets will be generated in our summer workshop July 11 through 22, so stay tuned! Our latest additions include:

Kentucky Morin and the Pyramid of Doom: (Math, Geometry; Middle School) You are trapped in the tomb of Mathematicus. In order to escape, you will need to solve a series of geometry problems on slope, surface area, volume, the Pythagorean Theorem and more. The answers from those problems will help you decode the secret code word that will help you get out of the tomb. Jonathon Morin, renowned archaeologist and Egyptologist, was facing not only his destiny, but the end of a life-long search for the tomb of Mathematicus. The ancient priest was believed to be the second cousin of Ramses II, and the keeper of all of Egypt's mystical mathematical secrets.

Accident Reconstruction: (Physics/Kinematics, Energy & Momentum; High School) Use conservation laws to determine how fast two vehicles were traveling before a violent collision.

Earthquake: (Geology; High School) You are a geology student doing graduate work on a primitive third world island. The island has a history of earthquake activity and your team has set up seismographs at strategic locations around the island to record earthquake activity. You have just begun your modest dinner when the earth begins to shake. You dispatch teams to the seismographs to recover their data. There is no time to waste - you must locate the epicenter of the earthquake so you can send help to the people who are the most in need. You must find which of the cities on the island would have been closest to the epicenter; you have 2 1/2 hours.

Preview these and other Fayette County problem sets at http://teach.fcps.net/immex/preview/.

Preview all the FCPS IMMEX problem sets at http://teach.fcps.net/immex/preview/