Applications for Education.
The concern of “how high can a LEGO tower get?” is a fun prompt for diving into conversations about mathematics and physics. Before showing students the post or the video pointed out above, I d have them make guesses regarding the answer then compose out lists of the variables that they can consider that would affect how tall the tower could get. Then after they see the video I d have a little class contest to see who can develop the tallest tower with the LEGOs offered in my classroom.

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Last fall a YouTube channel entitled Lifes Biggest Questions took on the question of “how high can a LEGO tower get?” The video discusses the math that was used by scientists at The Open University to figure how tall a LEGO tower would get before the blocks collapsed under their own weight. Obviously, the mathematical response presumes that the tower would not topple over before reaching its optimal height. So you then have to think about the overall stability of the structure rather of just weight-bearing capability of the structure. Enjoy the video to find out more, its quite enjoyable..

While getting captured up on my reading in Feedly this early morning I came throughout a.
new comic from The Oatmeal. The comic is based on a 2012 BBC article entitled.
How Tall Can a LEGO Tower Get? The comic and the post triggered me to rely on YouTube for videos about building huge LEGO towers. YouTube did not disappoint me in my look for videos that explain the math and physics highlighted in the BBCs post and The Oatmeals comic..

The comic and the post prompted me to turn to YouTube for videos about building giant LEGO towers. The video describes the mathematics that was used by scientists at The Open University to figure how high a LEGO tower would get before the blocks collapsed under their own weight. Prior to showing trainees the short article or the video discussed 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 affect how tall the tower might get. After they see the video I d have a little classroom contest to see who can build the highest tower with the LEGOs offered in my classroom.