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title: "SEN4: Insects and Human Health (Georgia Science standard)"
code: SEN4
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Science, SEN4
subject: science
grades:
  - high-school
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# SEN4: Insects and Human Health

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the impact of insects on human and other animal health, medicine, and biotechnology.

- Subject: Science
- Appears in: High School, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/science/high-school.md

## Expectations

- **SEN4.a**: Develop and use a model to illustrate the impact of disease-transmitting insects (e.g., malaria, yellow fever, plague, dengue fever, and West Nile virus) on public health and human history (e.g., the Black Plague during the Middle Ages, and malaria in world history including Georgia). (Clarification statement: Demonstrate that the spread of diseases is based on species survivability in certain habitats, e.g. – Zika, because of the carrying species inability to survive in colder climates.)
- **SEN4.b**: Ask questions to investigate how insects can affect human and other animal health through allergic reactions (e.g., wasp stings, cockroach droppings).
- **SEN4.c**: Plan and carry out an investigation to demonstrate the application of forensic entomology and biotechnology in the area of crime scene analysis, insect toxins and pharmaceuticals, and neurological research.

## 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.