Science Education,

This study was to investigate the impact of virtual and augmented reality on students’ motivation and interest in Integrated Science. The instrument used for data collection was questionnaire, which was developed and administered to 20 students from 5 junior Secondary Schools in Ovia North East local government area of Edo state. The data from their responses were analyzed with the use of simple percentage. The result revealed that using virtual reality in learning science increases the interest in the subject and it makes science more engaging and enjoyable, the impact of augmented reality on students’ motivation and interest positively influences and improves their understanding and attitude towards learning science. Virtual and augmented reality enhances motivation to engage in studying science and it makes learning science more interesting. VR and AR enhance students’ participation in science, improves their understanding of scientific concepts and increases their motivation to learn about science, while some limitations of VR and AR are expensive technology and resources, also VR and AR might distract students from the actual scientific content by focusing on the technology itself It is therefore recommended that Education authorities and institutions should consider integrating VR and AR applications into the science curriculum. Schools school invest in the necessary hardware and software infrastructure to support VR and AR in classrooms. Developers should create high-quality, curriculum-aligned VR and AR content for science education. Efforts should be made to ensure equitable access to VR and AR resources, especially in underserved communities to bridge the digital divide in education.