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title: "SAP3: Endocrine and Nervous Systems (Georgia Science standard)"
code: SAP3
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Science, SAP3
subject: science
grades:
  - high-school
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# SAP3: Endocrine and Nervous Systems

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to explain the coordination of information processing in the endocrine and nervous systems.

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

## Expectations

- **SAP3.a**: Ask questions to investigate how the structures of the nervous system support the function of information processing (detection, interpretation, and response).
- **SAP3.b**: Analyze and interpret data to explain how the hormones of the endocrine system regulate physical and chemical processes to maintain a stable internal environment. (Clarification statement: This should include positive and negative feedback mechanisms, e.g. heart rate, blood sugar, childbirth, temperature, growth, etc.)
- **SAP3.c**: Ask questions about how the interdependence of the endocrine and nervous systems makes information processing (detection, interpretation and response) possible. (Clarification statement: Questions should address the homeostatic mechanisms, as well as the effects of and responses to aging, diseases, and disorders).

## 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.