Camp Wonderopolis answers the question "Why does a golf ball have dimples?"

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- This is time of the summer when children report "being bored." Camp Wonderopolis is a free online camp you can enjoy now, have tons of fun and get your mind ready for the school year.

Wonderopolis is part of the National Center for Families Learning. The website is a great resource to keep children thinking and learning well beyond the classroom. The online camp's "Wonder Coliseum" is a popular stop on the website. One of the most popular wonders is about golf and the question of "Why Do Golf Balls Have Dimples?" CLICK HERE for the answer.

Mini-golf is one of the favorite activities of their summer camp. Spokesperson Emily Kirkpatrick and Camp Wonderopolis participant Grant Falls show how to set up a mini-golf course. And they explain how golf is an exercise in asking questions.

Golf and even mini-golf can be educational. It's just a matter of looking at all the skills it takes to make a successful golfer to see how it is a lesson in physics, geometry and math.

Once you've created clubs and a ball, set up obstacles and created your own tunnel, straight fairway and pipe, then you're ready to play and learn.

Learning is about asking questions. So mini-golf should start with asking - what obstacles are the hardest to clear? How many swipes does it take to get your ball in the hole? Physics plays an important role in swinging the golf club. Two important components are swinging speed and having a loose grip. It's important to have good swinging speed to hit the ball hard enough for the appropriate distance. Having a loose grip on your club allows your wrists to rotate during the swing, which results in the golf club being able to straighten out, in return increasing the speed of your swing.

For a quick lesson in setting up an indoor mini-golf course, CLICK HERE.

To visit Camp Wonderopolis, CLICK HERE.

About Wonderopolis:

Wonderopolis® is a place where natural curiosity and imagination lead to exploration and discovery in learners of all ages. Brought to life by the Louisville-based National Center for Families Learning (NCFL), the Wonders of the Day® will help you find learning moments in everyday life-ones that fit in with dinner preparations, carpool responsibilities, a stolen moment between breakfast and the bus, or within school curriculum and education programs.

Each day, the website poses an intriguing question and explores it in a variety of ways. The Wonderopolis approach both informs and encourages new questions, sparking new paths of wonder and discovery in family and classroom settings.

With multi-disciplinary content that purposefully aligns to Common Core State Standards (CCSS), the STEM Educational Quality Framework, and Bloom's Digital Taxonomy, Wonderopolis has earned a place in K-12 curriculum and in classrooms worldwide. Teachers can use the daily Wonder to jumpstart their students' critical thinking, or dip into our ever-growing collection of Wonders for content that relates to specific themes and student interests. The possibilities for using

Wonderopolis in the classroom are endless, and teachers are invited to find firsthand accounts and additional resources in the Educator Sandbox.

Children, parents, teachers, schools, and families all benefit from Wonderopolis-as well as contribute to its content and growth. Supporting 21st century communication and digital citizenship, visitors who leave comments on the site receive personalized responses from the Wonderopolis team. Users are encouraged to nominate their own Wonders and to vote on Wonder ideas from others.

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