Applications for Education.
The concern of “how high can a LEGO tower get?” is an enjoyable prompt for diving into conversations about math and physics. Before showing trainees the short article or the video pointed out above, I d have them make guesses as to the answer then draw up lists of the variables that they can think about that would influence how tall the tower might get. After they view the video I d have a little classroom contest to see who can construct the highest tower with the LEGOs available in my classroom.

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

The comic and the post prompted me to turn to YouTube for videos about constructing huge LEGO towers. The video explains the mathematics that was used 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 revealing trainees the post or the video discussed above, I d have them make guesses as to the answer then write out lists of the variables that they can believe of that would influence how high the tower might get. After they watch the video I d have a little classroom contest to see who can develop the highest tower with the LEGOs available in my classroom.

Last fall a YouTube channel titled Lifes Biggest Questions took on the question of “how high can a LEGO tower get?” The video explains 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. Naturally, the mathematical response presumes that the tower wouldnt fall over before reaching its maximum height. So you then need to consider the total stability of the structure rather of simply weight-bearing ability of the structure. View the video to learn more, its quite pleasurable..

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