While getting caught up on my reading in Feedly this morning 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 need to see it on The Oatmeal website). The comic is based upon a 2012 BBC post entitled.
How Tall Can a LEGO Tower Get? The comic and the article prompted me to rely on YouTube for videos about constructing huge LEGO towers. YouTube did not disappoint me in my search for videos that describe the math and physics highlighted in the BBCs article and The Oatmeals comic..

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Before showing students the video or the post mentioned above, I d have them make guesses as to the answer then compose out lists of the variables that they can think of that would influence how tall the tower might get. After they enjoy the video I d have a little class contest to see who can build the tallest tower with the LEGOs offered in my class.

Last fall a YouTube channel entitled Lifes Biggest Questions tackled the concern of “how high can a LEGO tower get?” The video describes 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. Of course, the mathematical response presumes that the tower wouldnt topple over prior to reaching its maximum height. You then have to consider the general stability of the structure rather of just weight-bearing capability of the structure. See the video to discover more, its rather pleasurable..

The comic and the short article triggered me to turn to YouTube for videos about building giant LEGO towers. The video discusses the mathematics 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. Before showing students the post or the video discussed above, I d have them make guesses as to the response then compose out lists of the variables that they can think of that would influence how tall the tower could get. After they see the video I d have a little classroom contest to see who can build the highest tower with the LEGOs available in my class.