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Plan and carry out an investigation to compare and contrast the insect body plan to other arthropods (e.g., Chelicerates, Myriapods, and Crustaceans).SEN2.a

Construct arguments based on evidence to explain how different insect life cycles impact insect survival and success (e.g., complete vs. incomplete).SEN2.b

Develop and use a model to identify insects based on the morphological characteristics of the ten largest insect orders (e.g., Odonata, Lepidoptera, Homoptera, Hemiptera, Orthoptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera, Blattodea, Siphonaptera).SEN2.c

Analyze and interpret data on how insect structure and function are integrated and reflect evolved adaptations to different environments. (e.g., mimicry, camouflage.)SEN2.d

Ask questions and define problems related to the impact of non-native species on local ecosystems (e.g., the effect of bark beetles or woolly adelgids on local forests).SEN2.e

Construct explanations of the contributions of insects to human culture and commerce (e.g., music, art, silk, honey, lacquer, and dyes).SEN3.a

Construct an argument based on evidence to demonstrate the importance of an insect's ecological niche in food production and food sources (e.g., pollinators of agricultural crops, human protein source, biomass pyramid).SEN3.b

Analyze and interpret data about the economic impact of insects as pests in agriculture, stored food, buildings, and domesticated animals (e.g., spotted-wing drosophila, sawtooth grain beetle, termites, fleas, flies).SEN3.c

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).SEN4.a

Ask questions to investigate how insects can affect human and other animal health through allergic reactions (e.g., wasp stings, cockroach droppings).SEN4.b

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.SEN4.c

Use mathematics and computational thinking to determine the significance of human behavior on insect populations (e.g., intended and unintended results of habitat destruction by human activity – pest control, industrialization, deforestation, global warming).SEN5.a

Ask questions to determine the impacts of controlling insect populations (e.g., intended and unintended results from pest management alternatives).SEN5.b

Construct an explanation based on evidence of how conventional pesticide application has impacted various ecological niches (e.g. insect resistance, human health, and beneficial insect populations).SEN5.c

Construct an argument based on evidence about the use of beneficial insects as a method of biological control of both agricultural crop and domesticated animal pests (e.g., insect parasitoids, predators, and herbivores).SEN5.d

Plan and carry out an investigation of the benefits and risks of using genetically modified crops to manage insect pests.SEN5.e

Design an environmentally friendly solution to pest control (e.g., repellents and traps).SEN5.f

Design a plan using Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to limit insect resistance to control strategies, while encouraging pollinator protection.SEN5.g