Videoconferencing allows students to connect to science professionals, engineers and other STEM experts and provides relevant real-world contexts and personal stories that help students engage with science curriculum. It can also address STSE expectations (Science, Technology, Society and the Environment) and Strand A expectations
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/science910_2008.pdf (Ontario Science, 9 and 10, p. 7, 48-49).
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