DEVELOPMENTAL COURSE OF CHEMISTRY BASICS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Abstract

The goal of the project is to develop a methodical system of teaching elementary school students the basics of chemistry, which includes construction of chemical content and the methods of organising the study process for its implementation. The project continues on its third year now and consists of lessons in the chemistry class, excursion, museum and ecological outdoor type of classes. On the current stage of the project our 3rd grade students have possessed the following competencies: safety technique, skills and methods of working in chemistry laboratories, analysis of built molecules, valence definition of the main chemical elements, work with microscope, techniques of synthesis and analysis as well as basics of research work, use of ICT for both work process and presentation of the results. The suggested authors program requires further development and analysis of achieved results, as the project is expected to continue to the next stage classes. Key words: project, basic education, cross-subject integration, ecological education.