RESEARCH OF THE WATER OF MUUS APPA

Abstract

This article deals with extracurricular activities as an effective means of developing environmental competense of students, gives an example of the organization of work on environmental education of schoolchildren. Enviromental education is the education of environmental awareness. Formation of ecological worldview is one of the goals of pedagogy. Ecological consciousness determines the moral and legal principles of nature management, a system of values, appropriate behavior, attitude to nature, man, society, needs and habits. The practical part provides an analysis of the increase in the level of environmental literacy of students. The annual comprehensive filed trip of the students of the Verkhnevilyuisk boarding school provides knowledge, abilities and skills in working with projects of different scientific directions. The ability to observe and analyze processes in nature helps geography students gain experience in field research. The object of the students’ research work are the glaciers of the Muus Appa area of Verkhnevilyuisky District of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia). Schoolchildren collected material on water analysis. Participating in a comprehensive field trip, children gain the necessary knowledge on ecology and acquire skills of scientific analysis of natural phenomena, write projects, participate in various competitions, research and practice conferences.