TRIZ Textbooks:  CID Course for Children, 2-2WS
Supplement 1. Methods of Solving Problems
Supplement 2. Card Index
Fantasy City:
Course of Creative Imagination Development (CID), 2nd Grade, 2nd Semester, Children Workbook
Natalia V. Rubina, 1998 [published in Russian]
English translation by Irina Dolina, May 4, 2001
Technical Editing by Toru Nakagawa, September 3, 2001
Published in this "TRIZ Home Page in Japan" in English on Sept. 11, 2001 under the permission of the Author. 
(C) N.V.Rubina, I. Dolina, T. Nakagawa, 2001

 
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Supplement 1. Methods of Solving Problems

[Translation Note (T. Nakagawa, Sept. 3, 2001):  There is no counter-part in the Guid Book.]

Contradictins.

Problem 1.

  1. Author:  G. Altshuller.
  2. Topic:   Contradictions.
  3. Contents of the problem:    At the station “Venus –12”, for example, it was believed that every centimeter of its space was already used.  Suddenly an order was received: to locate at the station one more 6 kilo device!
  4. Supplements (solution, picture).?
  5. Information source:  G. Altshuller “To find an idea”, Novosibirsk.
Problem 2.
  1. Author:   Kyastutis Usyavichus.
  2. Topic:    Contradictions.
  3. Content of the problem:   Ants are protectors of the woods.  They eat various larvae, small worms and others.  Sometimes they are lucky to find a big, long worm.  But the trouble is they can’t lift such a giant.  It’s a pity to leave such a delicious thing.  To divide into pieces and to carry them take much time.  What should be done?
  4. Supplements (solution, picture).?
  5. Information source:   A Selection of Problems on Biology, Ecology and TRIZ, author V.Timohov. S-Petersburg, “TRIZ – Shans”.


Problem 3.

  1. Author:
  2. Topic:    Contradictions.
  3. Content of the problem:   Once a young artist was going to paint a portrait of an ugly banker.  His friends had warned him: You shouldn’t have agreed to this work!  If the portrait resembles the banker, he won’t pay and say that the portrait is bad.  If the artist improves his image, the man will also refuse to pay saying that there is no resemblance.  The friends turned to be right.  “This is not me, this is some scare-crow!”- said the banker and left without paying the artist.  However, a few days later he appeared again and persuaded him with great difficulty to sell him the picture ten times more than was the original price.  What happened?
  4. Supplements (solution, picture)?
  5. Information source.


Ideality, Resources.

Problem 4.

  1. Author:
  2. Topic:   Ideality, resources.
  3. Content of the problem:   In autumn 1794 the French army entered the territory of Holland.  But the Dutch opened the sluice and blocked the way for the coming army.  The French were about to leave Holland when the Commander, General Charles Pishegrue ordered to stay.
  4. Supplements (solution, picture)?
  5. Information source:


Problem 5.

  1. Author:   V. Timohov.
  2. Topic:   Ideality, resources.
  3. Content of the problem:   A fox very often is a carrier of rabies among animals.  To stop the spreading of this dangerous disease, for a long time in Europe foxes were being ruthlessly shot down.  Finally, a rabies vaccine was invented.  But how one can make foxes come to vaccination station?  What should be done?
  4. Supplements (solution, picture)?
  5. Information source:   A selection of problems on biology, ecology and TRIZ, author V. Timohov, S-Petersburg, “TRIZ-SHANS”.


Problem  6.

  1. Author:
  2. Topic:    Ideality, resources.
  3. The content of the problem:   Following the trace of a criminal, a police inspector came into a chess-club.  When he looked around, he told his assistants: “Arrest those two people!”  How did he recognize the criminals?
  4. Supplements (solution, picture)?
  5. Information source:


Problem  7.

  1. Author:
  2. Topic:   Ideality, resources.
  3. The content of the problem:   A man comes into the shop, buys a sausage.  He wants it to be cut along, not across.  The shop assistant asks: “Are you a fireman?” – “Yes.”  How did she guess?
  4. Supplements (solution, picture)?
  5. Information source:



Supplement 2.  Card Index
 
 
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CONTEST!
CONTEST!
CONTEST!

     We have come to the last page of our unusual workbook.  Now we have to fulfil one more, very important task.  Choose an activity, which you like the best (a fairy tale, a picture or a problem) and send it to our contest to the following address:
            185014 . Petrozavodsk, mail-box 8.
             OO “TRIZ – Karelia”, Rubina N.V.
     The most interesting of them will be included in the selection of your works, describing the adventures of your favorite characters Colabo, Losharic, Emil, Deli-Davai and other inhabitants of our workbook in Fantasy City.
 
 
 
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