Last fall a YouTube channel entitled Lifes Biggest Questions tackled the concern of “how high can a LEGO tower get?” The video explains the math that was utilized by scientists at The Open University to figure how high a LEGO tower would get prior to the blocks collapsed under their own weight. Naturally, the mathematical response presumes that the tower wouldnt topple over before reaching its maximum height. You then have to consider the overall stability of the structure instead of simply weight-bearing ability of the structure. Enjoy the video to find out more, its quite enjoyable..

Applications for Education.
The concern of “how tall can a LEGO tower get?” is a fun timely for diving into conversations about math and physics. Before revealing students the article or the video mentioned above, I d have them make guesses as to the response then write out lists of the variables that they can think of that would affect how high the tower might get. Then after they enjoy the video I d have a little classroom contest to see who can build the tallest tower with the LEGOs readily available in my classroom.

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While getting caught up on my reading in Feedly today I came throughout a.
brand-new comic from The Oatmeal. The comic addresses the concern, “how tall can a LEGO tower get?” (Its a copyright-protected work so youll have to view it on The Oatmeal website). The comic is based on a 2012 BBC article titled.
How Tall Can a LEGO Tower Get? The comic and the short article prompted me to rely on YouTube for videos about building giant LEGO towers. YouTube did not disappoint me in my search for videos that discuss the mathematics and physics highlighted in the BBCs short article and The Oatmeals comic..

The comic and the post prompted me to turn to YouTube for videos about building huge LEGO towers. The video discusses the math that was utilized by researchers at The Open University to figure how high a LEGO tower would get before the blocks collapsed under their own weight. Before showing trainees the post or the video pointed out above, I d have them make guesses as to the response then write out lists of the variables that they can believe of that would influence how tall the tower might get. After they see the video I d have a little classroom contest to see who can construct the highest tower with the LEGOs readily available in my classroom.