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Mini Golf Physics

Alberta · Grades 4, 6-7, 10 · 45 minutes

Imagine going to a mini golf course, but where you can use golf balls of lead or aluminum or try a course made of velvet or glass.

Try different courses where you can explore principles of kinematics in physics, like exploring the effects of a force on different masses and the corresponding acceleration. Try other courses to observe the effects of contact and non-contact forces on the ball as you try to get it into the hole with as few strokes as possible.