TABLE OF CONTENTS
AH – HA’S & BRIGHT IDEAS ............................................................................................................................................... 1
SECTION 7: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ........................................................................................................................... 2
WEBSITES ................................................................................................................................................................................ 2
CREATIVITY BOOKS ................................................................................................................................................................. 3
FORMS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Ah – Ha’s & Bright Ideas
Additional Resources
FOR ME AS A COACH
FOR MY TEAM
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SECTION 7: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Websites
Odyssey of the Mind
www.odysseyofthemind.com/
Colorado Odyssey of the Mind
www.coloradoodyssey.org
Tennessee Odyssey of the Mind
http://tnodyssey.org/spontaneous-problems/
Virginia Odyssey of the Mind
http://va.odysseyofthemind.org/
Northeast Pennsylvania Odyssey of the Mind: Spontaneous Problems Galore
http://nepaootm.com/wp/?page_id=9
21st Century Skills
http://www.p21.org/overview
Creativity Web
http://members.optusnet.com.au/%7Echarles57/Creative/index2.html
The Step by Step Guide to Brainstorming
http://www.jpb.com/creative/brainstorming.php
Pieces of Learning Publishers
http://www.piecesoflearning.com/
Prufrock Press
www.prufrock.com/showproducts.cfm?FullCat=96
Learning for Life: Problem Solving Initiative Games
http://www.learningforlife.org/exploring-resources/99-720/x09.pdf
Great Websites for Kids, American Library Association
http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/displaysecti
on.cfm&sec=7
First Steps Training & Development Activities Archives
http://www.firststepstraining.com/resources/activities/archive/index.htm
Youthwork Links and Ideas Activities
http://www.youthwork.com/activitiesinit.html
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Creativity Books
Published by Creative Competitions, Inc (CCI):
Creativity + Teamwork = Solutions!
Applying Your Creativity
The Spirit of Creativity
Creative Interaction
Lots of Problems
Spontaneous Combustion
Old CCI books, no longer in print:
Problems to Challenge Creativity (cheapest was $78!)
Make Learning Fun! (available online from $16)
Odysseymania! ($50 online)
Odyssey Update ($69 online)
Additional Books:
The Winning Edge: Tips for Creative Problem-Solving
ScamperOn: More Creative Games and Activities for Imagination Development
Mind Poppers: Brainstorming Challenges, Ideas, & Strategies for Creative
Creative Problem Solving: An Introduction, 4th edition
Practice Problems for Creative Problem Solving
Big Tools for Young Thinkers (grades K-4)
Primarily Creativity (grades 1-3)
Primarily Problem Solving: Creative Problem Solving Activities (grades 2-4)
CPS for Kids: A Resource Book for Teaching Creative Problem-Solving to Children (grades 2-8)
Scamper: Creative Games and Activities for Imagination Development (grades 2-8)
Pickles, Problems, and Dilemmas: Situations for Creative Problem Solving (grades 4-8)
CPS for Teens: Classroom Activities for Teaching Creative Problem Solving (grades 6-12)
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Forms
All forms are available at www.odysseyofthemind.com/forms.php or in the Appendix of the Program
Guide.
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Style Form
Team members must complete this form. Adults may help fill it out for Division I team members only.
A minimum of three copies is required for each competition. These must be presented to the Staging
Area Judge.
PLEASE PRINT. *Note that no element scored in the Long Term problem may be selected for free
choice style.
Long-Term Problem ______________________________________________ Division ____________
Membership Name ______________________________________
City _______________________________________
Membership # _______________
State/Prov. _________
Country __________
Judge(s) ____________________________________________________________________________
Style Category
(Team fills in #1 to #4)
Possible Points
Points Awarded
(Judge fills in)
(If the category is “Free choice of team,” do not include anything that is scored in long-term problem scoring.)
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1 to 10
1. _________________
2.
1 to 10
2. _________________
3.
1 to 10
3. _________________
4.
1 to 10
4. _________________
5. Overall effect of the four Style elements in the performance.
1 to 10
5. _________________
Briefly tell how the four Style elements combine to enhance the long-term problem solution. Please
print or type and use only the space below.
TOTAL STYLE SCORE =
(Maximum possible = 50 points)
NOTE: This form may be photocopied or scanned into a computer, but it may not be
altered in any way.
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