Formation of natural science literacy in Chemistry lessons

Abstract. This article discusses the possibilities of forming natural science literacy as one of the components of functional literacy by means and methods of the subject «Chemistry». The concept of «functional literacy» in the content of the updated Federal State Educational Standards of Basic general education is analyzed. Possible ways of its classification on various grounds are given. Cognitive tasks are presented as a means of implementing natural science literacy. Their features are noted both in content and form. The chemical experiment is revealed as a leading method of Chemistry in the formation of natural science literacy. Furthermore, examples of its implementation as a meta-subject concept are given. The methodological development is considered as an example – it is an instructive map of laboratory work, which is a complex product that includes an experimental component, an algorithm of actions and cognitive tasks of various forms. Examples of schematic visualization of the terminology of natural science content are given, the memorization of which is difficult for students, especially in reading scientific texts. The authors focus on the fact that in the course of mastering meta-subject knowledge and the formation of meta-subject skills, the student forms his own worldview picture of meanings, values, priorities. Moreover, the integrity of ideas about the surrounding world as a necessary and logical result of its cognition is ensured.

Keywords: functional literacy, meta-subjectivity, potential, educational process, cognitive task, chemical experiment, educational environment.