In today's data-rich world, students are constantly exposed to statistics through graphs and visuals in media, making data literacy an essential skill. Presented in this article, middle schoolers became entomologists in a 2-day garden-based STEM lesson, collecting and graphing data to explore how different graphs best represent scientific findings.

Science education aims to enhance students' scientific knowledge and inquiry ability. In recent years, due to the advancements of computer and network technology, as well as the considerations of safety and cost, virtual reality (VR) has been gradually applied in scientific inquiry activities. When implementing inquiry-based learning in the past,…