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Applications for Education.
The question of “how tall can a LEGO tower get?” is a fun prompt for diving into conversations about math and physics. Prior to showing trainees the article 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 consider that would influence how tall the tower could get. Then after they watch the video I d have a little class contest to see who can develop the tallest tower with the LEGOs readily available in my class.

The comic and the article triggered me to turn to YouTube for videos about building giant LEGO towers. The video describes the math 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. Prior to showing students the video or the article mentioned above, I d have them make guesses as to the answer 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 class contest to see who can develop the tallest tower with the LEGOs readily available in my class.

The video describes the math 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. Of course, the mathematical response assumes that the tower wouldnt fall over prior to reaching its maximum height.

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 view it on The Oatmeal site). The comic is based on a 2012 BBC short article entitled.
How Tall Can a LEGO Tower Get? The comic and the post prompted me to turn to YouTube for videos about building giant LEGO towers. YouTube did not dissatisfy me in my look for videos that explain the mathematics and physics highlighted in the BBCs article and The Oatmeals comic..