ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Pentagon

Alright kiddo, do you know what a shape is? Yeah, it’s like when we draw something like a star or a square. Today, we’re going to talk about a shape called a pentagon. This is a fancy word for a shape that has five sides, kinda like a five-pointed star without the points sticking out.

Now, let’s take a closer look at the pentagon. Each side of the shape is the same size and it has five corners where the sides meet. The coolest part about a pentagon is that it’s a symmetrical shape, meaning it looks the same on both sides. You can draw it by connecting five straight lines that are the same length to each other.

Pentagons can be found all around us. Have you ever looked at a football or a soccer ball? Those are actually made up of a bunch of pentagons put together. And if you’ve ever heard of the Pentagon building in Washington D.C., that’s actually a really big building in the shape of a pentagon!

Overall, a pentagon is a neat shape that has five sides, five corners, and each side is the same size. It’s used in lots of places and is fun to draw too!