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title: "SAP4: Matter and Energy Processing Systems (Georgia Science standard)"
code: SAP4
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, Science, SAP4
subject: science
grades:
  - high-school
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# SAP4: Matter and Energy Processing Systems

Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to analyze the processing of matter and energy in the cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive and urinary systems.

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

## Expectations

- **SAP4.a**: Plan and carry out an investigation to explore the structures and role of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems in obtaining oxygen, transporting nutrients, and removing waste.
- **SAP4.b**: Develop and use models to explain the relationship between the structure and function of the digestive and urinary systems as they utilize matter to derive energy and eliminate waste.
- **SAP4.c**: Ask questions about the interdependence of the cardiovascular, respiratory, urinary and digestive systems. (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.