The comic and the article prompted me to turn to YouTube for videos about building huge LEGO towers. The video explains 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 revealing students the article or the video discussed above, I d have them make guesses as to the answer then write out lists of the variables that they can believe of that would influence how high the tower might get. After they enjoy the video I d have a little classroom contest to see who can develop the tallest tower with the LEGOs available in my class.

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Prior to revealing trainees the video or the short article 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 affect how high the tower could get. After they see the video I d have a little classroom contest to see who can build the tallest tower with the LEGOs available in my class.

While getting captured up on my reading in Feedly today I encountered a.
brand-new comic from The Oatmeal. The comic addresses the question, “how tall can a LEGO tower get?” (Its a copyright-protected work so youll have to view it on The Oatmeal website). The comic is based upon a 2012 BBC article entitled.
How Tall Can a LEGO Tower Get? The comic and the short article triggered me to rely on YouTube for videos about developing giant LEGO towers. YouTube did not disappoint me in my search for videos that discuss the mathematics and physics highlighted in the BBCs article and The Oatmeals comic..

The video explains the math that was utilized by scientists at The Open University to figure how tall a LEGO tower would get prior to the blocks collapsed under their own weight. Of course, the mathematical answer presumes that the tower would not fall over prior to reaching its optimal height.

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