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

The comic and the short article triggered me to turn to YouTube for videos about developing giant LEGO towers. The video discusses 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 short article or the video 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 affect how high the tower might get. After they watch the video I d have a little classroom contest to see who can build the tallest tower with the LEGOs available in my class.

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While getting captured up on my reading in Feedly today I encountered a.
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 see it on The Oatmeal website). The comic is based upon a 2012 BBC short article entitled.
How Tall Can a LEGO Tower Get? The comic and the post triggered me to turn to YouTube for videos about building giant LEGO towers. YouTube did not dissatisfy me in my look for videos that describe the mathematics and physics highlighted in the BBCs article and The Oatmeals comic..

Applications for Education.
Before revealing students the video or the article pointed out 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 tall the tower could get. After they view the video I d have a little classroom contest to see who can develop the tallest tower with the LEGOs offered in my class.

Last fall a YouTube channel entitled Lifes Biggest Questions tackled the question of “how high can a LEGO tower get?” The video explains the mathematics that was utilized by scientists at The Open University to figure how high a LEGO tower would get prior to the blocks collapsed under their own weight. Of course, the mathematical response presumes that the tower would not topple over prior to reaching its optimal height. So you then need to think about the total stability of the structure rather of simply weight-bearing ability of the structure. View the video to find out more, its quite pleasurable..

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