How Tall Can a LEGO Tower Get? – Life’s Biggest Questions
The video describes the math that was used by researchers 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 answer assumes that the tower would not fall over prior to reaching its optimal height.
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How Tall Can a LEGO Tower Get? The comic and the post prompted me to turn to YouTube for videos about developing huge LEGO towers. YouTube did not disappoint me in my look for videos that describe the mathematics and physics highlighted in the BBCs short article and The Oatmeals comic..
The comic and the post triggered me to turn to YouTube for videos about constructing giant LEGO towers. The video discusses the math that was utilized by scientists at The Open University to figure how high a LEGO tower would get before the blocks collapsed under their own weight. Prior to 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 affect how high the tower could get. After they watch the video I d have a little classroom contest to see who can construct the tallest tower with the LEGOs readily available in my class.
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Prior to revealing students the article or the video 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 influence how high the tower might get. After they see the video I d have a little class contest to see who can develop the tallest tower with the LEGOs offered in my classroom.
