Pick two items from the following list, and decide how difficult it would be to do both at the same time. Some things are difficult to do simultaneously because of physical limitations. For example, it would be extremely difficult to dance while rock climbing! Others things are difficult to do simultaneously because of cognitive limitations. For each pair of activities that you pick, decide why it would be easy or difficult to do them simultaneously. Be sure to take the idea of cognitive load into account.

Driving a car Talking on a cell phone Reading a book for pleasure Flying a kite Doing math problems Walking in the woods Talking to a friend Listening to a story Thinking about tomorrow Writing a paper for class Rock climbing Dancing:  LO1