While getting caught up on my reading in Feedly this early morning I encountered 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 need to see it on The Oatmeal site). The comic is based on a 2012 BBC article titled.
How Tall Can a LEGO Tower Get? The comic and the short article prompted me to rely on YouTube for videos about building giant LEGO towers. YouTube did not disappoint me in my look for videos that explain the math and physics highlighted in the BBCs post and The Oatmeals comic..

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The comic and the article prompted me to turn to YouTube for videos about building huge LEGO towers. The video describes the math that was utilized by researchers at The Open University to figure how tall a LEGO tower would get before the blocks collapsed under their own weight. Before showing students the article or the video mentioned above, I d have them make guesses as to the answer then write out lists of the variables that they can think of that would affect how tall 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 offered in my class.

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Before revealing 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 believe of that would affect how tall the tower might get. After they view the video I d have a little classroom contest to see who can develop the highest tower with the LEGOs readily available in my class.

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. Of course, the mathematical response assumes that the tower would not fall over before reaching its optimal height.