The comic and the short article prompted me to turn to YouTube for videos about developing giant LEGO towers. The video explains the mathematics that was used by researchers at The Open University to figure how tall a LEGO tower would get prior to the blocks collapsed under their own weight. Prior to revealing students the article 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 believe of that would influence how tall the tower might get. After they enjoy the video I d have a little classroom contest to see who can develop the highest tower with the LEGOs readily available in my class.

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The concern of “how high can a LEGO tower get?” is a fun timely for diving into discussions about math and physics. Before revealing trainees the video or the post mentioned above, I d have them make guesses regarding the response then write out lists of the variables that they can think about that would influence how tall the tower could get. Then after they see the video I d have a little class contest to see who can construct the tallest tower with the LEGOs offered in my class.

Last fall a YouTube channel titled Lifes Biggest Questions took on the concern of “how tall can a LEGO tower get?” The video discusses 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 would not fall over before reaching its maximum height. So you then need to think about the overall stability of the structure instead of just weight-bearing capability of the structure. See the video to discover more, its quite enjoyable..

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While getting caught up on my reading in Feedly this 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 short article triggered me to rely on YouTube for videos about developing huge LEGO towers. YouTube did not disappoint me in my search for videos that discuss the math and physics highlighted in the BBCs short article and The Oatmeals comic..