The video describes the mathematics that was utilized by scientists 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 answer presumes that the tower wouldnt topple over before reaching its optimal height.

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While getting caught up on my reading in Feedly today I encountered 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 need to view it on The Oatmeal website). The comic is based on a 2012 BBC short article titled.
How Tall Can a LEGO Tower Get? The comic and the article triggered me to rely on YouTube for videos about developing huge LEGO towers. YouTube did not disappoint me in my look for videos that discuss the math and physics highlighted in the BBCs post and The Oatmeals comic..

The comic and the post triggered me to turn to YouTube for videos about developing giant 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 before the blocks collapsed under their own weight. Before showing students the short article or the video pointed out above, I d have them make guesses as to the response then compose out lists of the variables that they can think of that would affect how tall the tower could get. After they view the video I d have a little classroom contest to see who can construct the tallest tower with the LEGOs available in my classroom.

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Before showing trainees the video or the post mentioned 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 influence how high the tower might get. After they view the video I d have a little class contest to see who can build the tallest tower with the LEGOs readily available in my classroom.