The team is to create and present a humorous performance where an inanimate object comes to life. The performance will include a team-created poem or song and original music. All of the team's props must fit within a 48" x 48" container. The time limit is 8 minutes. Materials used cannot exceed a $90 (U.S.) value. (Divisions I, II)

Competition Notes
March 14, 1998
Clothes Come to Life
They Want to get Washed
Watch out for the DOG!

1997 Cloverly ES
Out of Proportion

The team created and presented a humorous performance where a species with an out of proportion body part used that part to save a member of their own species and a member of another species. Our team created a dog with a really long tail. The dog used his tail to pick the lock of the dog catchers truck freeing his fellow dogs and then he used his tail to "sword" fight a sword fish, All of the team's props must fit within a limited space. The time limit is 8 minutes.

The Odyssey of the Mind School Program fosters creative thinking and problem-solving skills among participating students from kindergarten through college. It features an annual competition component at local through international levels. Students solve problems in a variety of areas--from building mechanical devices such as spring-driven vehicles to giving their own interpretation of literary classics. Through solving problems, students learn life-long skills such as working with others as a team, evaluating ideas, making decisions, and creating solutions while also developing self-confidence from their experiences. OM Association also develops activities to integrate these skills into regular classroom curricula.

1996 Cloverly ES
Great Impressions

1995 Cloverly ES
Time Traveler

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