odyssey of the mind judges training 2014 oklahoma
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Odyssey of the MindJUDGES TRAINING 2014 OKLAHOMA
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What is Odyssey of the Mind?
Team-driven creative problem solving competition
Team-driven
Creative
Problem solving
Competition
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What is Odyssey specifically?
Four divisions in Odyssey Primary: K,1st,2nd grade
Division I: 1st-5th grade
Div. II: 6th-8th grade
Div. III: 9th-12th grade
Div. IV: collegiate
Three major parts to Odyssey Long Term 200 points
Style 50 points
Spontaneous 100 points
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What do officials do?
Long Term Staging area judge
Long Term Judges
Style Judges
Spontaneous Judges
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Long Term Problem
8 minute skit that obeys specific criteria
Worked on entire year
5 different problems Problem 1- Vehicle
Problem 2- Technical
Problem 3- Classics
Problem 4- Balsa wood
Problem 5- Performance
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Vehicle Problem
Alternates between large and small vehicles
Vehicles have to complete certain tasks
Lots of “objective” scoring
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Runaway Train
Up to 3 vehicles
Travel on tracks to stations
Overcome obstacles from a list
Humorous conductor character
Victory lap with banner
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Technical Problem
Build devices to perform specific tasks
Objective scoring
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Experiencing Technical Difficulties
Create at least 3 devices operated by rubber bands Each’s function different
Complete 7 required tasks Ring bell
Raise a flag
Open book, etc
“Technical Failure” which must be fixed
Mysterious Engineer Character
EVERYTHING MUST FIT IN TWO SUITCASES
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Classics Problem
Performance based around classic works Art, literature, architecture, history, etc.
Subjective Scoring
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Pandora’s Box
Video game retelling of Pandora’s Box
Prologue with “Representation of the box”
A Gamer Character
Multi-level video game
3 avatars that represent a different evil
Power meter
Hope
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Balsa Wood Problem
Teams build balsa wood structures to hold as much weight as possible
Scoring for Balsa wood is crazy*
*My opinion
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Lose Your Marbles
Structure holds as much weight as possible
Starts with 5 marbles in structure
Device removes part of structure, releases marble
Integrate weight placement and “losing your marbles” into performance
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Performance Problem
Large emphasis on performance elements (humor, stage presence, etc)
Generally some kind of quest with 3 tasks
Subjective Scoring
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Silent Movie
Show a silent movie being made in present time
Explain why
Director
Movie Critic
Humorous Villain Character
3 silly acts of villainy
Subtitles
Musical score
Short trailer
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Style
Complements Long Term problem
Found in back of Long Term
5 scoring categories, 10 points each 2 dictated to you: Visual appearance, creative use of a material
2 “Free Choice”
1 “Overall Effect of the four Style elements in the performance”
Things that make you go “WOW!”
Doesn’t have to be tangible
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Spontaneous
Completely independent of Long Term
No coach present, team goes into a room and do a problem
3 types of problems Verbal
Verbal-hands on
Hands on
Total secrecy about the problem
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Outside Assistance
Nobody is allowed to help with the problem in any way.
No giving them ideas, no telling them their ideas are good/bad, etc.
As a judge, you can’t tell them what to improve, only hints
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Dissecting a problem
INTRODUCTIONTHE PROBLEM
LIMITATIONS
SITE, SETUPCOMPETITION
SCORING
PENALTIESSTYLE
TOURNAMENTDIRECTORWILL PROVIDETEAM
WILLPROVIDE
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Forms: Team Required List
3 copies
*Tells the judges what to score*
^^^IMPORTANT
Vary from problem to problem
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Forms: Style
3 copies
Can’t be anything already scored in Long Term
1 and 2 are dictated by problem
3 and 4 are free choices
5 is a bit of writing to make the judges score them well
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Problem 3- 2 years ago
Read through problem
Talk about problem
Look at forms
View solution
Talk about judging long term/style
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Clarifications
When teams don’t understand part of the problem
General Clarifications
Team-Specific Clarifications
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Competitions
3 Competitions Super Regionals-
Feb. 28, Sequoyah Middles School, Edmond
State-
March 28, Oklahoma State Student Union
World Finals-
May 20-23, Michigan State University, East Lansing
Div I teams perform in the morning, higher divisions later
Spont all day
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Placement
Top 6 teams per problem per division advance from Super Regionals to State
2 teams per problem per division advance to World Competition
Scores are a combination of all three scoring categories put together
Special Awards OMER Award
Ranatra fusca Award
Ranatra fusca award winners advance automatically to World