While getting captured up on my reading in Feedly this early morning I discovered a.
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 site). The comic is based on a 2012 BBC article titled.
How Tall Can a LEGO Tower Get? The comic and the article prompted me to turn to YouTube for videos about developing giant 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..

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The comic and the article prompted me to turn to YouTube for videos about building huge LEGO towers. The video explains the mathematics that was utilized 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 showing students the video or the post discussed 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 tall the tower might get. After they view the video I d have a little class contest to see who can construct the highest tower with the LEGOs offered in my classroom.

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Before revealing students the article or the video pointed out above, I d have them make guesses as to the response then write out lists of the variables that they can believe of that would affect how high the tower might get. After they enjoy the video I d have a little classroom contest to see who can build the tallest tower with the LEGOs available in my class.

Last fall a YouTube channel entitled Lifes Biggest Questions took on the concern of “how tall can a LEGO tower get?” The video discusses the math that was used by researchers at The Open University to figure how tall a LEGO tower would get before the blocks collapsed under their own weight. Of course, the mathematical answer assumes that the tower would not topple over prior to reaching its maximum height. So you then have to think about the general stability of the structure instead of just weight-bearing capability of the structure. Watch the video for more information, its quite satisfying..