Applications for Education.
The question of “how tall can a LEGO tower get?” is an enjoyable timely for diving into discussions about mathematics and physics. Before showing students the video or the short article mentioned above, I d have them make guesses as to the response then compose out lists of the variables that they can consider that would influence how high the tower could get. After they watch the video I d have a little classroom contest to see who can build the highest tower with the LEGOs readily available in my class.

While getting caught up on my reading in Feedly this early morning I came across a.
new brand-new from The Oatmeal. The comic is based on a 2012 BBC short article entitled.
How Tall Can a LEGO Tower Get? The comic and the short article prompted me to rely on YouTube for videos about developing huge LEGO towers. YouTube did not disappoint me in my look for videos that explain the mathematics and physics highlighted in the BBCs short article and The Oatmeals comic..

The video describes the mathematics 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 answer presumes that the tower would not fall over prior to reaching its optimal height.

The comic and the short article triggered me to turn to YouTube for videos about developing 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 before the blocks collapsed under their own weight. Before showing students the video or the article mentioned 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 could get. After they enjoy the video I d have a little class contest to see who can develop the tallest tower with the LEGOs readily available in my classroom.

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