This lesson teaches how to partition a rectangle into equal-sized squares using columns and rows. It explains the concepts of columns (vertical) and rows (horizontal) and provides examples of partitioning rectangles into different configurations of rows and columns. The lesson concludes with a summary of the partitioning process.

How many squares are created when partitioning a rectangle into 2 rows and 5 columns?

Explain how to partition a rectangle into 3 rows and 4 columns.

What is the total number of same sized squares when a rectangle is partitioned into 12 squares?