The Science and Business of Life Expectancy: Part 4 - Your Life Insurance Policy
by Jennifer Cooke
In this final lesson, students will use a life expectancy model to figure their likelihood of dying at a certain age
They will use this answer to calculate their best life insurance policy, and connect the science of life expectancy to other areas of society beyond life insurance.
This lesson is calculator-heavy. Best practice is for you to complete the calculations first. Recommend you do the connection and reflection exercise yourself on how science & business of life expectancy illuminate and cut across other parts of society, disciplines.
Lesson Plan Link/URL
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1O9Fkf6bvKwbH3JpXuaYtVJvur-bgpFBFKJ4_7If…Subject Area
Science Life Science L3: Genetics & Heredity Technology Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) Statistics and Probability (SP) Algebra (A) English Language Arts (ELA) Writing Speaking & Listening
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