Domino Skyscraper
by Dan Meyer
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Act One
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March 08, 2013
If you wanted to topple over a domino the size of a skyscraper, how many dominoes would you need?
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What's a guess you know is too high?
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What's a guess you know is too low?
Act Two
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What information would help solve this problem?
- ImageThe heights of skyscrapers
- VideoThe number of dominoes
Act Three
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Sequel
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The distance between each domino also grows by a factor of 1.5. How much space would you need in order to knock down the skyscraper domino?
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How heavy is the smallest domino?
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Does the distance the domino is away from the one it's trying to knock down affect the outcome?
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I've seen this before...How many more times until the last domino is as tall as the Empire State Bldg?
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If I wanted to knock over a domino that was x feet, how many dominoes would I need (generalize)?
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What are the distances between the dominos?Why is the biggest one already lying on the floor?
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What is the smallest domino that will still allow the dominos to still collapse
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Why didn't he topple it? How does the force of the small push on the smallest domino get magnified enough to knock down the largest domino?
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