EXPLAINING THE INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN LIVING AND NON-LIVING NATURE TO PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN NATURAL SCIENCE

Abstract

This article analyzes the content, methodological foundations, and pedagogical significance of forming the interconnection between living and non-living nature in the process of teaching natural science in primary grades. Forming fundamental ideas about nature in young students, understanding nature as an integral system, and perceiving the interaction of each of its components is an important factor in developing their ecological culture. The article extensively covers the practical and theoretical aspects of this process. The interaction between elements of living and non-living nature, the dependence of living organisms on the non-living environment, and the mechanisms of ecosystem functioning are explained in a simple and age-appropriate language. The importance of didactic methods such as observation, comparison, experiments, demonstrations, discussions, and nature trips in teaching these concepts is justified.