What is 180°?

Imagine you're spinning around on a merry-go-round, 180° is like when you've turned halfway around and are facing the opposite way.

Think of a clock face. If you start at 12 o'clock, turning 180° would take you all the way to 6 o'clock, right across the center of the clock. It's like flipping a pancake halfway through your flip.

When you stand up and turn around so your back is facing where you started, that’s 180°. Or picture a door opening all the way, from closed to fully open, it moves about 180°!

So whether you're flipping pancakes or turning around on the playground, 180° is just halfway around, like the middle of your spin! Imagine you're spinning around on a merry-go-round, 180° is like when you've turned halfway around and are facing the opposite way.

Think of a clock face. If you start at 12 o'clock, turning 180° would take you all the way to 6 o'clock, right across the center of the clock. It's like flipping a pancake halfway through your flip.

When you stand up and turn around so your back is facing where you started, that’s 180°. Or picture a door opening all the way, from closed to fully open, it moves about 180°!

So whether you're flipping pancakes or turning around on the playground, 180° is just halfway around, like the middle of your spin!