Concepts about nature in primary school students

Abstract

Human beongs are intrinsically connected with nature. Since the very beginning to the present, none of human basic needs had been satisfied without the use of natural resources. Pollution of air, soil and water today are enormous and poses an imminent threat to human life, posing new challenges to humanity. Among the concepts that have emerged concerning the problems of environmental protection and restoration, environmentalism has found wide resonance in education at various levels. At the primary level of education, students need to understand the concepts related to ecology, mastering them correctly, thoroughly and permanently. In this regard, mental operations and stimuli from the learning process and the overall external environment are essential. On the basis of the ecological concepts through effective environmental education to develop environmentally friendly behaviour and environmentally friendly lifestyle, to form an ecological culture.

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