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 #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!
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 #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.
ShapeShire Shorts #102
Hi, it’s me, Claire the Square, with another short fact about squares:
The area of a square is equal to the length of its sides squared. For example, a square with sides of length 2 has an area of 2^2 = 4.
ShapeShire Shorts #105
Hi, it’s Claire the Square with a short fact about squares:
The sum of the interior angles of a square is 360 degrees, for example:
∠1 + ∠2 + ∠3 + ∠4 = 360°
ShapeShire Shorts #152
Hi, it’s Claire the Square. Did you know that squares are also used in common phrases?
To square one’s shoulders – to literally push your shoulders into a square shape before undertaking a difficult task
ShapeShire Shorts #103
Hi, Claire the Square here again with a quick fact about squares:
The perimeter of a square is equal to four times the length of its sides.
For example, a square with sides of length 2 has a perimeter of 4*2 = 8.
ShapeShire Shorts #151
Hi, it’s Claire the Square. Did you know that squares are also used in common phrases?
To look someone square in the eye means to look at someone directly in the eye (without showing any fear or embarrassment)