«HOT POTATOES» PROGRAM AS A MEANS OF INCREASING ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE AT CHEMISTRY LESSONS

This article discusses the use of information and communication technologies as a means of knowledge of the processes and phenomena occurring in nature and used in practice. Features for the development of the ecological competence of students to use the program Hot Potatoes, which increases the interest and the quality of students knowledge in chemistry. For a more in-depth study of environmental aspects associated with organic chemistry, it is proposed to use the program Hot Potatoes, which is easy to use and allows to engage students in the study of environmental issues of chemistry at various stages. It is shown that when working with the program Hot Potatoes students of the experimental class have an average score higher than students of the control class. Using Hot Potatoes increases the interest and the quality of students knowledge on the subject.