Ecological culture plays an important role in solving modern environmental problems and
manifests itself in the active participation of citizens in environmental change. The lack of an
ecological culture is a serious obstacle to changing irrational consumption patterns common in
certain areas of society and eliminating various behaviors that harm the environment. Part of the
difficulty of changing society's attitude to the environment is that the inclusion of an environmental
aspect in human life is an ethical, socio-cultural and legal renewal.
In order to form an ecological culture of students, there are great opportunities to work on the
use of active methods in the classroom and in extracurricular activities. Teaching lessons and
extracurricular activities in biology contributes to the formation of students' ideas about the
surrounding natural phenomena and objects, the patterns of their interrelation, increases interest in
life. Extracurricular activities allow for direct control over the environment. The upbringing of an
educated, highly rational citizen of modern times with the formation of the ecological culture of the
younger generation is a long and complex process. Therefore, this issue is acutely posed today and
requires a solution.
The article substantiates methodological recommendations for the formation of an ecological
culture of students in biology lessons and on the basis of the integration of extracurricular activities.
Based on empirical research, the author shows that for the purpose of ecological education of
students, its formation should not be limited only to the educational process, and offers a model for
the formation of ecological culture. The methodological substantiation of the formation of
ecological culture of students in biology lessons and on the basis of integration of extracurricular
activities is recommended.