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The concern of “how tall can a LEGO tower get?” is a fun timely for diving into discussions about mathematics and physics. Before revealing trainees the video or the article discussed above, I d have them make guesses as to the answer then compose out lists of the variables that they can consider that would affect how tall the tower might get. Then after they see the video I d have a little classroom contest to see who can develop the tallest tower with the LEGOs readily available in my class.

Last fall a YouTube channel entitled Lifes Biggest Questions tackled the concern of “how tall can a LEGO tower get?” The video discusses the mathematics 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. Obviously, the mathematical response assumes that the tower wouldnt fall over prior to reaching its maximum height. You then have to consider the total stability of the structure instead of simply weight-bearing ability of the structure. See the video to read more, its quite pleasurable..

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The comic and the article prompted me to turn to YouTube for videos about building giant LEGO towers. The video explains 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. Before revealing trainees the post or the video mentioned above, I d have them make guesses as to the response then write 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 classroom contest to see who can develop the highest tower with the LEGOs available in my classroom.

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 concern, “how tall can a LEGO tower get?” (Its a copyright-protected work so youll need to see 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 short article prompted me to turn to YouTube for videos about building giant LEGO towers. YouTube did not dissatisfy me in my look for videos that explain the mathematics and physics highlighted in the BBCs post and The Oatmeals comic..