Area by Tiling
Mathematics · Measurement · procedural
Find the area of a rectangle by tiling it with unit squares and show that the result equals the product of the side lengths
What mastery looks like
- Tile a 4×6 rectangle and count 24 squares, then verify 4×6=24
- Explain why the number of rows times the number in each row gives the area
- Draw a rectangle on squared paper, tile it, and write the multiplication
Check your understanding
If a rectangular room is 4 m long and 3 m wide, can Area by Tiling work out its area by tiling it with 1-metre squares in their head — and explain why that equals 4 × 3?
Prerequisites
Required first