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Published on Oct 14, 2015 7:50  If you take a look at an ingredients list, odds are you'll find natural and artificial flavors somewhere in there. Turns out there's a whole science to making your pumpkin spice latte taste like pumpkin spice, or your potato chips taste like pizza.

Interactive where you select food choices for people, with graphing feature and feedback about the diet.

Cancer treatment like chemotherapy can wreak havoc on a patient's body - even if it's an adorable dog. But one man's plan to print cancer-killing viruses could change cancer treatment forever.

This site has you covered, no matter what you teach. Each science subject is divided into major topics and resources are neatly categorized and numerous.

Early classification systems probably grouped organisms as to whether they were beneficial or harmful. Another ancient classification system recognized 5 animal groups - domestic animals, wild animals, creeping animals, flying animals, and sea animals.

Teachers wanting to expand the conversation to genetic work with other "races" -- scroll down to view "Multimedia and Links," "Questions for Classroom Discussion," and other features.

Learn about the latest statistics and how the FDA is addressing e-cigarette use among youth in this special message to teachers from the FDA Commissioner.

5:11 video Chat with a friend about an established scientific theory, and she might reply, "Well, that's just a theory." But a conversation about an established scientific law rarely ends with "Well, that's just a law." Why is that? What is the difference between a theory and a law... and is one "better"? Matt Anticole shows why science needs both laws and theories to understand the whole picture.

Viruses have a huge impact on our lives, and we're making great strides into understanding how to protect ourselves from the flu and HIV. But one thing that scientists have struggled to agree on is whether or not viruses are alive.

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This video follows biologist Shane Campbell-Staton, who is studying the adaptations that allow deer mice living at high elevations to stay warm and active during the winter.

Post the link to the Science News article "Life on Earth may have begun in hostile hot springs" to your virtual classroom. Ask students to read the article for homework and prepare for online class by answering the first question. Before the class meets, provide the students with the links to all articles they will need for class. Class discussion can be conducted via Zoom; the research and recipe-building components can be conducted in breakout rooms.