How Tall Can a LEGO Tower Get? – Life’s Biggest Questions

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The comic and the post triggered me to turn to YouTube for videos about developing huge LEGO towers. The video describes the math that was used by researchers at The Open University to figure how tall a LEGO tower would get before the blocks collapsed under their own weight. Prior to revealing students the video or the article pointed out 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 affect how tall the tower might get. After they enjoy the video I d have a little classroom contest to see who can construct the highest tower with the LEGOs readily available in my class.

While getting captured up on my reading in Feedly this morning I stumbled upon a.
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 see it on The Oatmeal site). The comic is based upon a 2012 BBC short article entitled.
How Tall Can a LEGO Tower Get? The comic and the short article triggered me to turn to YouTube for videos about developing huge LEGO towers. YouTube did not disappoint me in my search for videos that discuss the mathematics and physics highlighted in the BBCs article and The Oatmeals comic..

The video discusses the math 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. Of course, the mathematical response presumes that the tower wouldnt fall over before reaching its maximum height.

Applications for Education.
The question of “how tall can a LEGO tower get?” is an enjoyable timely for diving into discussions about math and physics. Before revealing students the post or the video discussed above, I d have them make guesses as to the response then draw up lists of the variables that they can consider that would affect how tall the tower might get. After they view the video I d have a little class contest to see who can construct the highest tower with the LEGOs offered in my class.

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