While getting captured up on my reading in Feedly this morning I came throughout a.
new brand-new from The Oatmeal. The comic is based on a 2012 BBC short article titled.
How Tall Can a LEGO Tower Get? The comic and the post prompted me to turn to YouTube for videos about constructing giant LEGO towers. YouTube did not disappoint me in my search for videos that explain the math and physics highlighted in the BBCs post and The Oatmeals comic..

Applications for Education.
Before revealing trainees the post 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 might get. After they enjoy the video I d have a little class contest to see who can develop the tallest tower with the LEGOs available in my classroom.

The comic and the short article prompted me to turn to YouTube for videos about developing giant LEGO towers. The video describes the math that was used by scientists at The Open University to figure how tall a LEGO tower would get prior to the blocks collapsed under their own weight. Prior to showing students the short 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 influence how high the tower could get. After they view the video I d have a little class contest to see who can construct the highest tower with the LEGOs readily available in my classroom.

The video describes 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. Of course, the mathematical response assumes that the tower wouldnt fall over before reaching its maximum height.

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