Scott the Dot’s latest postcard from the Netherlands is especially important for King Starthur. Read it below!
ShapeShire Shorts #106
Hi, it’s me, Claire the Square, with another short fact about squares:
A square is a convex polygon, which means that all of its diagonals lie within the shape.
ShapeShire Shorts #405
Hi, it’s Urkle the Circle with a short fact about circles:
A diameter of a circle is twice the length of the radius.
ShapeShire Shorts #104
Hi, it’s Claire the Square with another quick fact about squares that you might not have heard before:
The diagonals of a square bisect each other at right angles.
Egyptian Hieroglyphs
Hi! My name is Claire the Square and I am so excited to talk to you about shapes today! Do you know who else loved shapes? The Ancient Egyptians! They loved them so much they used them instead of letters!!
These Egyptian hieroglyphs were a way for the ancient Egyptians to write things down. They used pictures and symbols to represent words and ideas, kind of like a secret code.
They would put these pictures together to make sentences and stories. They would write them on walls, papyrus and stone tablets. Some pictures represented a sound or a syllable, and others represented a whole word.
They were used in ancient Egypt for more than 3,500 years, but it was difficult to read and write, so only special people like priests and scribes could do it.
I bet you could do it though – try to write your name!
ShapeShire Shorts #303
Hi, it’s Caroline the Curvy Line again with a quick fact about lines:
A line segment is a part of a line that has two defined endpoints.
Report #004 – Arc De Triomphe, Paris, France
Scott the Dot’s postcards keep coming in! This time from the Arc De Triomphe in Paris, France!
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Did you know that today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science? Claire the Square is here to talk about her favorite woman in science – Katherine Johnson!
ShapeShire Shorts #653
Hi, I’m King Starthur. Did you know that stars are also used in common phrases?
The star of the show: The main attraction or most important person in a performance or event.
ShapeShire Shorts #107
Hi, Claire the Square here again with a quick fact about squares:
A square is a regular polygon, which means that all of its sides and angles are equal.