Mrs. Thomas is trying to teach her students some basic physics and engineering principles. She asks her students to build a real-world replica of the game Angry Birds by using blocks and stuffed animals. Students are to sling birds at the targets by figuring out ways to change the trajectories of the birds. Mrs. Thomas is using what type of approach?

A) bottom-up processing
B) top down processing
C) instructional discourse
D) reciprocal teaching

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Julia Calvo · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Mrs. Thomas is using a top-down processing approach, where students start with a complex task (building and understanding the game) and learn the underlying principles through experience and experimentation.

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