--- title: "SBO6: Plants in Human Society (Georgia Science standard)" code: SBO6 cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Science, SBO6 subject: science grades: - high-school language: en canonical_url: https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/SBO6 md_url: https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/code/SBO6.md alternate_language_url: https://georgiahomeroom.org/es/standards/code/SBO6.md source_url: https://case.georgiastandards.org/ims/case/v1p1/CFDocuments/27a08dc6-416e-11e7-ba71-02bd89fdd987 source_last_changed: 2025-05-29 data_built: 2026-09-18 publisher: Georgia Homeroom, a free public-interest project of Georgia Civic Data. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Georgia Department of Education or any school district. up: https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/science/high-school.md index: https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/index.md --- # SBO6: Plants in Human Society Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to analyze the economic and ecological importance of plants in human society. - Subject: Science - Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/science/high-school.md ## Expectations - **SBO6.a**: Construct an explanation of how plants are used in different societies (agriculture, horticulture, industry, medicine, biotechnology). - **SBO6.b**: Develop a model to explain how plants impact the environment by providing diverse habitats for birds, insects, and other wildlife in ecosystems. (Clarification statement: Include urban environments and how plants mitigate flooding and heat island effects and create cleaner air and water.) - **SBO6.c**: Construct an argument based on evidence to explain the use and potential benefits of genetically modified plants through traditional and modern molecular techniques and investigate the bio-ethical issues related to genetic engineering of plants. ## Georgia Milestones coverage No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard. Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.