Building the Environmental Literacy Through School Natural Science Education
Building the Environmental Literacy Through School Natural Science Education

Summary/Abstract: A key distinction of the present-day school education in natural sciences is linked to a need of building the environmental literacy within the environmental protectioncompetence in a systematic fashion in order to ensure sustainable development of the society.Pedagogical framework for environmental literacy building through natural science education wasdeveloped and experimentally verified. This framework integrates learning, playing, labor and socialactivities by the students aimed at environmental protection on the basis of a systematic activitybasedapproach; facilitation of research potential and reflexive nature of environmental protectionproject-based work by the students; development of a range of environmental protection assignmentstailored to the age of students; launching collaborative methodological and educational efforts ofteachers and educators in the establishments providing supplementary education.

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