A teacher 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. The teacher is using what type of approach?

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The teacher is using a top-down processing approach by giving her students a real-world problem to solve and allowing them to figure out solutions through trial-and-error experimentation. This approach starts with a conceptual understanding of the problem and allows for creative problem-solving.

A Teacher Is Trying to Teach Her Students Some Basic