Even though your student is taking a hands-on lab with another program, Dr. Shormann recommends watching the video labs as they do help students understand the concepts in the reading and lecture and there are a few questions from the labs on the exams. However, if you choose to skip them, it will have no effect on the grade in the e-learning grade book. For more detailed information, please see the teacher guide for your course here: Teacher Guides for DIVE Science