GEOLOGICAL COMPONENT OF THE CONVENTIONS OF YOUNG TOURISTS AND LOCAL LORE EXPLORERS (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE POLTAVA REGION)

Abstract

The article presents the results of the study of the geological component of the conventions of young tourists and local lore explorers on the example of Poltava region and its methodological support. The authors analyzed the geological component of the three aspects of activities that make up the program of the convention: a tourist and local lore expedition route, creative workshops, and a competition program. The peculiarities of geological tasks on the tourist and local lore expedition route as the most complex, comprehensive type of the convention program, including the description of a geological outcrop or schlich testing (sampling of heavy mineral sands), identification and description of rocks and minerals, testing the basics of theoretical knowledge of geology, are outlined. It is noted that the geological component of the regional conventions of young tourists and local lore explorers of Poltava region, its methodological support generally provide the necessary conditions for students to demonstrate the level of relevant knowledge and practical skills, and the nature and content of the tasks are generally consistent with those presented at the all-Ukrainian conventions. At the same time, it is stated that the geological component of the regional conventions, primarily in the tasks of the tourist and local lore expedition route, takes into account certain regional geological and geomorphological features of the Poltava region (surface character, common rocks, local mineral resources, etc.). It is noted that there are also certain differences in the methodological support of the geological component of regional conventions compared to the all-Ukrainian conventions. Methodological recommendations for preparing for regional conventions are regularly updated, while their analogues for all-Ukrainian conventions were not prepared. Unlike the all-Ukrainian conventions, the region’s specialists have developed a practice of implementing the geological component of the conventions when they are held online. It is noted that in the absence of geological clubs in secondary schools and out-of-school institutions of Poltava region, the presence of a geological component in the program of regional conventions of young tourists and local lore explorers and its methodical support ensure the interest of students in geological science and is a significant factor in professional orientation.