It is distressing that many colleges, high schools, and online programs offer physical and biological science courses without tactile laboratory components and thus deny their students the opportunity to perform physical science experiments. Some of these institutions at least provide virtual computer labs, but as asserted by the American Chemical Society and other national science organizations, computer simulations are not an adequate substitute for the science learning experiences that only hands-on laboratory experimentation provides.
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