1) The brain of school-aged children reaches their adult weight during 6- to 12-years of age. How does the growth of the brain during this time affect their behavior?
2) Studies over the last 75 years found that, for both men and women, having lower than average IQ scores at ages 10 and 11 years was correlated with an early death. Do some research on your own and discuss the correlation between growing intelligence (as seen in IQ scores) and odds of survival into adulthood. (Be sure to cite your information.)