1. Scientific Creativity

2. Model of Scientific Creativity Hu & Adey (2002) Definition: a kind of intellectual trait or ability producing or potentially producing a certain product that is original and has social or personal value, designed with a certain purpose in mind, using given information.

3. Differences between creative scientists and artist Scientific creativity is more constrained by the real-world Scientists create solutions that must fit situation parameters The best scientific creators are those who are artistically creative (Simonton, 2009)

4. Dispositional Traits of Creative Scientists More original Less conventional More impulsive Less inhibited Less formal More subjective

5. Scientific Creativity Activity Materials Up for Grabs (10 minutes)

6. Reflection What strategies did you use to solve the problem? How was your solution constrained?

7. Compare/contrast Now that you have completed the two activity types, brainstorm ways that the two types of creative problem solving are similar and different. What can teachers do to help students be better creative problem solvers?

8. References Simonton, D. K. (2009). Varieties of (scientific) creativity: A hierarchical model of domain-specific disposition, development, and achievement. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 4(5), 441-452. doi: 10.1111/j.1745- 6924.2009.01152.x. Charyton, C., & Snelbecker, G. E. (2007). General, artistic and scientific creativity attributes of engineering and music students. Creativity Research Journal, 19, 213-225. Hu, W., & Adey, P. (2002). A scientific creativity test for secondary school students. International Journal of Science Education, 24(4), 389-403. doi:10.1080/09500690110098912.