Understanding Area with Unit Squares
Students will find the area of a rectangle by tiling it with unit squares and counting.
Key Questions
- Explain how covering a shape with unit squares helps us measure its area.
- Construct a rectangle with an area of 12 square units.
- Compare the area of two different rectangles by counting unit squares.
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