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14.A.2 Revise a model to describe how matter cycles through a system of humans, animals, plants, and decomposers as they use food for energy.

14.A.2 Revise a model to describe how matter cycles through a system of humans, animals, plants, and decomposers as they use food for energy.

Remind students of classroom norms, as necessary. Emphasize the importance of having a safe space where students can share their ideas and push one another’s thinking.

Facilitate a discussion to share ideas about what to include in the Gotta-Have-It Checklist. Spend up to 15 minutes to allow students to share what they included on their checklists. Do not let this discussion take too long or it will take away from students’ time to tell the story of food in the next activity section. Ask students to briefly mention an idea they included on the checklist and why it’s important. As you build the checklist as a class, have students add anything they are missing to their individual copy of Lesson 14 Gotta-Have-It Checklist, so they can use it on Story of a Food Atom. If time permits, you can also ask which ideas they did not include and why those ideas are less important. The example student responses below are not a comprehensive list of all the ideas. See Key: Lesson 14 Gotta-Have-It Checklist for an example.✱