Wonderopolis is a website where learners of all ages discover answers
to questions that start with curiosity and imagination! On Wonderopolis’ home page, an intriguing question is posed daily and
explored in many ways! This question is called the Wonder of the Day! Created
by the National Center for Families Learning in 2010, Wonderopolis became one of the most popular education websites. This
website is used as a platform where young and old minds alike are nourished by
curiosity and wonder. Wonderopolis covers a wide variety of content that is
purposefully aligned with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), the STEM
Educational Quality Framework, and Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy.
The
website design is easy to navigate with vibrant colors and icons attracting
even the youngest of learners! On the home page, you’ll find the wonder of the day. By clicking on this wonder users will have access to many
answers that most people simply wonder about, references to these answers are also
provided on the right side labeled wonder
sources. Furthermore, the webpage will display which content area and
standards the question is linked to. Users have the option to join the
discussion through the leave comments feature after reviewing the rules and/or
guidelines for leaving comments. All comments are subject to approval by Wonderopolis and may or may not be approved
for publishing. Wonderopolis’ explore
page allows users to see and review old wonders of the day. The what are you wondering tab allows users
to join the wonder creation by typing in what they are wondering, their
question! In addition, Wonderopolis
features a free online summer-learning destination that provides families and
programs with five different Camp Kits to choose from for a fun filled,
interactive summer. Camp Wonderopolis
helps build vocabulary, background knowledge in science, reading comprehension,
critical thinking, and other literacy skills.
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