Longevity Game

How long will you live? This question has been considered since indviduals started thinking. You have information about your parents' and grandparents longevity. Is their longevity a good indicator of your longevity or are other factors important? The Longevity Game allows yout to assess your own probablity of reaching a specific age based on your lifestyle. Go to http://www.northwesternmutual.com/learning-center/the-longevity-game.aspx and proceed with the questions.

1.) How long are you projected to live?
2.) Are you shocked, happy or surprised by the calculated number?
3.) What factors are the most positive? What factors are the most negative?
4.)What lifestyle factors could you change to increase your estimated life expectancy?
5.) Return to the game and change some of the lifestyle factors for which you received the largest negative numbers on the summary table. How much did these lifestyle changes affect your estimated life span?

Child Development

You're Having a Baby!
Go to http://www.moonlily.com/obc. This website contains many diverse topics on human development. Pick a topic you know little about and explore the link.

1.) What new information did you discover?

2.) How will this information affect you as a parent someday?

The Brain (IQ)

Go to: http://www.gamesforthebrain.com/ play as many games as you can to get the highest IQ.

1.) What games did you play?
2.) What was your IQ?
3.) Do you think they challenged you at all? Explain.
4.) Do the games really indicate how smart you are? Explain.