While getting caught up on my reading in Feedly this early morning I stumbled upon a.
brand-new comic from The Oatmeal. The comic addresses the question, “how high 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 short article triggered me to rely on YouTube for videos about constructing huge LEGO towers. YouTube did not dissatisfy me in my search for videos that describe the math and physics highlighted in the BBCs post and The Oatmeals comic..

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The comic and the article triggered me to turn to YouTube for videos about constructing huge LEGO towers. The video describes the mathematics that was utilized by researchers 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 video or the short article mentioned 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 influence how tall the tower could get. After they watch the video I d have a little classroom contest to see who can build the highest tower with the LEGOs readily available in my classroom.

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Prior to showing students the video or the post discussed 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 affect how high the tower might get. After they view the video I d have a little classroom contest to see who can construct the tallest tower with the LEGOs readily 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 discusses the mathematics 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. Of course, the mathematical response presumes that the tower wouldnt fall over prior to reaching its maximum height. You then have to think about the general stability of the structure instead of just weight-bearing capability of the structure. Watch the video to read more, its quite pleasurable..