We are inspired by our Mount Vernon Community of students, families, and staff who are showing great resilience, determination, and creativity to stay connected with one another and to support student learning. Their efforts to continue to make Every Day Count during this unprecedented time are amazing! Teaching & Learning staff are excited to share resources and ideas for staying connected and supporting student learning. Students are likely to hear from their classmates, teachers, and school sites with ways to stay engaged. Maintaining our sense of community supports our social-emotional health and will help each of us to remain engaged in learning. We hope you engage with and enjoy the ideas we post on our Every Day Counts! student learning blog. Stay tuned--we plan to begin posting on Monday, March 23rd! Many of the resources we will be sharing are available to all students via the MV TECHSMART K-12 DIGITAL LITERACY site.


Tuesday, March 31, 2020

3-31-2020 Lego Math: Worlds Largest Lego Tower

In 2012, the worlds record for the largest structure built from Legos was set in Seoul, Korea. Watch this video to learn more about the Lego Tower.  


Let's do some math:

How much do you think that it would cost for materials to build this world record breaking tower?

Here is some info that will help you with your thinking.






Here are some Lego prices from Amazon that you can use to figure this out.

As you come to an estimate, make sure that you show your thinking and process so that it is clear to others. 

Share your thinking in your learning journal. 

Other activities: 


  • What is the tallest tower that you can build?  (You could use, newspaper, spaghetti, Legos, or something else. ) 
  • What are some strategies you use to build a tower that will not fall down?  
  • How many Legos do you think it would take to build your home? 
  • How much would tower cost if you used a less expensive brand of building bricks? 

This math activity came from https://www.yummymath.com/

Martha Thornburgh: Mount Vernon Schools Teaching and Learning
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