{"id":13141,"date":"2020-08-21T18:53:50","date_gmt":"2020-08-21T17:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/?p=13141"},"modified":"2020-08-21T19:58:13","modified_gmt":"2020-08-21T18:58:13","slug":"fun-with-vedic-squares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun with Vedic Squares, spreadsheets and animation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Given I want a nice gentle start for my class this session I thought we would play with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vedic_square\">Vedic Squares<\/a>. I was reminded of these and their possibilities from a tweet I&#8217;d bookmarked from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mr_minchin\/status\/1214607572856119298?s=21\">Blair Minchin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We started on Last Thursday making multiplication grids then vedic squares, making patterns by joining the same numbers with lines.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-13141 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/vedic00002\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/vedic00002-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail u-featured\" alt=\"vedic square\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/vedic00002-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/vedic00002-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/vedic00002-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"13183\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/vedic00002\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/vedic00002.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,488\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1598019058&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;ExifVersion&quot;:&quot;0231&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vedic00002\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/vedic00002.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/vedic00001\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/vedic00001-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"vedic square\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/vedic00001-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/vedic00001-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/vedic00001-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/vedic00001.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"13184\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/vedic00001\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/vedic00001.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,497\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1598019058&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;ExifVersion&quot;:&quot;0231&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vedic00001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/vedic00001.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The next day we recreated the grids in Numbers. I then explained conditional highlighting so that the class could colour the grid. They were fascinated by both the process and the results. The Gallery below steps through the process.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/&quot;}' id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-13141 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1018.PNG.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1018.PNG-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Screenshot sizing the table\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1018.PNG-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1018.PNG-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1018.PNG-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"13142\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/img_1018-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1018.PNG.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1018.PNG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Select the table and set it to 9&amp;#215;9 cells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1018.PNG-1024x768.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13142'>\n\t\t\t\tSelect the table and set it to 9&#215;9 cells\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1019.PNG.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1019.PNG-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1019.PNG-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1019.PNG-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1019.PNG-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"13143\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/img_1019-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1019.PNG.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1019.PNG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Set the cell size to a square&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1019.PNG-1024x768.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13143'>\n\t\t\t\tSet the cell size to a square\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1020.PNG.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1020.PNG-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1020.PNG-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1020.PNG-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1020.PNG-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"13144\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/img_1020-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1020.PNG.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1020.PNG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Fill in the Vedic Square&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1020.PNG-1024x768.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13144'>\n\t\t\t\tFill in the Vedic Square\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1021.PNG.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1021.PNG-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1021.PNG-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1021.PNG-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1021.PNG-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"13145\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/img_1021-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1021.PNG.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1021.PNG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Select all the cells&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1021.PNG-1024x768.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13145'>\n\t\t\t\tSelect all the cells\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1022.PNG.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1022.PNG-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1022.PNG-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1022.PNG-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1022.PNG-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"13146\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/img_1022-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1022.PNG.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1022.PNG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Format &amp;#8211; &amp;#8220;Add Conditional Highlighting&amp;#8221;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1022.PNG-1024x768.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13146'>\n\t\t\t\tFormat &#8211; &#8220;Add Conditional Highlighting&#8221;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1035.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1035-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1035-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1035-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1035-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"13154\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/img_1035\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1035.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1597692541&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1035\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Choose Numbers and Then Equals to&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1035-1024x768.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13154'>\n\t\t\t\tChoose Numbers and Then Equals to\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1036.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1036-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1036-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1036-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1036-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"13155\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/img_1036\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1036.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1597692561&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1036\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Fill in Equals to 1&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1036-1024x768.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13155'>\n\t\t\t\tFill in Equals to 1\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1023.PNG.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1023.PNG-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1023.PNG-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1023.PNG-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1023.PNG-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"13147\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/img_1023-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1023.PNG.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1023.PNG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Scroll down to &amp;#8220;custom Style&amp;#8221; and set the cell fill to a colour&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1023.PNG-1024x768.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13147'>\n\t\t\t\tScroll down to &#8220;custom Style&#8221; and set the cell fill to a colour\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1024.PNG.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1024.PNG-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1024.PNG-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1024.PNG-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1024.PNG-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"13148\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/img_1024-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1024.PNG.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1024.PNG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;You can set the text colour to the same colour to hide it&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1024.PNG-1024x768.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13148'>\n\t\t\t\tYou can set the text colour to the same colour to hide it\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1025.PNG.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1025.PNG-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1025.PNG-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1025.PNG-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1025.PNG-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"13149\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/img_1025-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1025.PNG.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1025.PNG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Add more rules making each number from 1- 9 a different colour&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1025.PNG-1024x768.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13149'>\n\t\t\t\tAdd more rules making each number from 1- 9 a different colour\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1026.PNG.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1026.PNG-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-13150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1026.PNG-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1026.PNG-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1026.PNG-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"13150\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/img_1026-png\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1026.PNG.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1026.PNG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The result&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1026.PNG-1024x768.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-13150'>\n\t\t\t\tThe result\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The next step was to screenshot the grids and place them in keynote to duplicate and create symmetrical patterns. At this point some of the class started animating their patterns to rotate madly in keynote. At that point gifs became obvious;-)<\/p>\n<p>Here is the process in Keynote.<\/p>\n<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/&quot;}' id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-13141 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1027.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1027-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Paste Screenshot into Keynote\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-13188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1027-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1027-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1027-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"13188\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/img_1027\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1027.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1597601579&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1027\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Paste Screenshot into Keynote&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1027-1024x768.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-13188'>\n\t\t\t\tPaste Screenshot into Keynote\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1028.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1028-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Duplicate &amp; Rotate to make symetrical pattern\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-13189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1028-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1028-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1028-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"13189\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/img_1028\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1028.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1597601651&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1028\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Duplicate &amp;#038; Rotate to make symetrical&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1028-1024x768.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-13189'>\n\t\t\t\tDuplicate &#038; Rotate to make symetrical\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1029.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1029-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Align graphics\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-13190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1029-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1029-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1029-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"13190\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/img_1029\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1029.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1597601689&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1029\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Align graphics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1029-1024x768.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-13190'>\n\t\t\t\tAlign graphics\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1030.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1030-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Select and group\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-13191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1030-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1030-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1030-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"13191\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/img_1030\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1030.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1597601710&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1030\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Select and group&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1030-1024x768.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-13191'>\n\t\t\t\tSelect and group\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1031.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1031-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Animate, angle 359, rotations 1\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-13192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1031-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1031-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1031-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"13192\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/img_1031\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1031.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1597601769&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1031\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Animate, angle 359, rotations 1&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1031-1024x768.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-13192'>\n\t\t\t\tAnimate, angle 359, rotations 1\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1032.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1032-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Acceleration set to None\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-13193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1032-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1032-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1032-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"13193\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/fun-with-vedic-squares\/img_1032\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1032.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1597601783&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1032\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Acceleration set to None&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_1032-1024x768.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-13193'>\n\t\t\t\tAcceleration set to None\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>For a gif purist like myself Keynote gifs are a bit off. Very big files indeed. This got a little better after I explained that they didn&#8217;t need 999 rotations for a gif, one would do. Getting rid of any easing in the rotation and any delay in the export gives a straightforward rotation.<\/p>\n<p>A quick screencast of rotation settings and gif export:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 720px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-13141-1\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" poster=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/rotation-gifexport.png\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/rotation-gifexport.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/rotation-gifexport.mp4\">https:\/\/johnjohnston.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/rotation-gifexport.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>I particularly enjoyed the excitement as the class saw the conditional highlighting in action and then that the animation step was suggested by the pupils. There is still a lot to explore around both the patterns and processes. I hope that the class will further explore both, opening up links to maths, R.E. and art.<\/p>\n<p>Although we used iPad, Apple Numbers and Keynote I am sure you could do the same with Excel &amp; PowerPoint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Given I want a nice gentle start for my class this session I thought we would play with Vedic Squares. I was reminded of these and their possibilities from a tweet I&#8217;d bookmarked from Blair Minchin. 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