Mrs. Otero wants to teach her students that snakes are smooth, dry, and clean, rather than slimy, as many students believe. Using the model of human memory as a basis for her instruction, which of the following would be the best way to begin her lesson?
a. Explain carefully that snakes are actually dry, smooth, and clean, and not at all slimy.
b. Review information about other vertebrates.
c. Show a movie in which snakes are seen crawling along in dry dirt.
d. Bring a snake to class, and hold it up for the children to see and feel.
d
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