The club is a school for young naturalists. Kubz (circle of young zoo biologists)
BIOLOGICAL CIRCLE OF THE DARWIN MUSEUM "VOOP"
(general information about the circle, section main page)
The Biological Club of the Darwin Museum ("BOOP") is one of oldest circles in Moscow and Russia as a whole. It was organized in 1950 a remarkable naturalist-biologist Pyotr Petrovich Smolin and existed under his leadership until 1975 (see section History of the circle). After the death of Pyotr Petrovich and to this day, the circle is led by his students. In 2010 the circle turned 10 years old 60 years(cm. ).
"VOOP" - historical self-name mug, due to the fact that in the first years of work he was a member of the youth section of the All-Russian Society for Nature Conservation. Currently the circle exists at the base Darwin Museum Moscow. The VOOP club is not, in the usual sense, a school biology club, but represents informal association ecologists and biologists of different ages. Since 1975, the work of the circle has been coordinated by Ekaterina Sergeevna Preobrazhenskaya - Candidate of Biological Sciences, researcher at the Institute of Ecology and Evolution. A.N. Severtsov (IPEE) RAS (see Contacts section).
The study group of the circle includes schoolchildren starting from the 7th grade (and the most stubborn - starting from 6 and even 5) and students - up to the 3rd year inclusive. The main direction of the circle's work is research work in nature(see section Guest mug).
Basic principles of the circle's work were formulated at one time by Pyotr Petrovich Smolin. Their three.
The first principle is " natural component" (or " closer to nature") - implies carrying out the main part of the work in natural conditions, during trips and expeditions. This point is very important at the present time, when a significant part of children are deprived of normal contact with nature. Such a lack of contact, in addition to ignorance, causes fear: "forest - this is a place where something can happen to you." Ignorance of natural nature and fear of it are overcome with great difficulty only in adulthood.
The second principle is " research approach". In order to get to know nature and learn to communicate with it, you need to do something in it. Moreover, the activity should involve communication with natural objects, and not with other people against the backdrop of nature (tourism). Again, knowledge about nature should stem from nature itself, and not just from the source of information for which it serves as a background (a tour guide). One of the most natural ways to gain skills in communicating with nature is through educational and research work (all children are researchers by nature). The Darwin Museum prepares and defends research papers that serve as the basis for admission to the core circle (see list of research projects carried out by circle members).
The third principle is " social moment"(according to the wording of Pyotr Petrovich) - implies training and work as part of different age groups, when the “senior” circle members (both schoolchildren, students, and graduates) play the role of instructors, teachers and work supervisors for the “junior” ones in relation to them. This allows you to effectively organize educational and research work with virtually no participation of official teachers and managers.
Work circle consists of lectures And seminary classes (on Tuesdays), from evening excursions through city parks, trips to the forest on weekends(2 times a month) and expeditions(required - every vacation, including about 2 months of summer field practice) (see section Expeditions and trips).
Tuesdays always take place in the museum from 17.30 to 20 hours; on Wednesdays it can be like classes at the museum, and various excursions. Lectures and practical classes are conducted by scientists and students. These classes serve to broaden your horizons and gain general understanding for further independent work. Classes in Moscow include mainly zoology and botany, as well as ecology and related disciplines. Such “laboratory” disciplines as cytology, genetics, biochemistry and molecular biology are touched upon only incidentally and to a very small extent.
Trips and expeditions- the main form of work of the circle; without them, everything else loses its meaning. Club members go to the forest on Sundays, usually twice a month, in the morning or overnight (in warm weather - in the forest, in winter - indoors). To work during the holidays at the club has its own base in the Kostroma region, on the Unzha River (600 km from Moscow). In addition, expeditions are carried out to other areas, mainly in nature reserves. Most often, children go to the Bryansk Forest reserve, the Kerzhensky reserve (Nizhny Novgorod region), the Kaluga Zaseki reserve, and the Bolshaya Kokshaga reserve (Mari Republic); There are also longer trips - to Bashkiria (Bashkir Nature Reserve), to the White Sea (Kandalaksha Nature Reserve, Solovetsky Islands) and others.
The biological circle of the Darwin Museum has several traditional directions work in which most of the circle members usually take part sooner or later. This is holding winter bird counts in the forests of different regions of Russia (see information about the Euro-Asian Christmas bird counts program), conducting geobotanical And soil research at the Kostroma station of the IPEE RAS.
Every year, the circle carries out about a dozen independent educational and research topics (see section Research works). Many of them are highly rated at various competitions at the Moscow and All-Russian levels. A significant part of the circle members become professional biologists - currently more than 30 graduates of the circle are studying at various biological universities.
Traditionally record to the biological circle of the Darwin Museum not carried out. Anyone can attend the classes. Those who come for the first time - guests mug. After the third time the guests turn into visitors(see section Guest mug).
To move from a visitor group to composition of the main circle, you need to take part in trips and research work. As a rule, interns initially help conduct research and in the process become familiar with the methods and object of the work. Anyone who took part in field research as an assistant or began preparing for independent research activities becomes a candidate for the main group of the circle. To become a member of the main team of the circle, you must complete and defend independent work. To do this, you need to choose a topic, read the literature, formulate a problem, collect material, and process it. Of course, all this is done with the help of senior circle members or “bosses.” Only after a member of the circle makes a report on his work and answers questions about his chosen specialty does he become a real member of the circle. The senior members of the circle serve as “judges” in this.
The work of the circle is not as complicated as it might seem at first glance. Come to the museum (see Contacts section), take a closer look, we are not rushing you. Think- Do you love the forest? Do you want to conduct independent research? Aren't you afraid of getting your feet wet, freezing, getting lost, or spending the night by the fire? If you love, want and are not afraid, then you are with us!
experience biological circle of the Darwin Museum, it is possible to use and distribute in two main directions.
Firstly, when creating field centers for environmental education schoolchildren. Such centers can be organized both as independent educational units (for example, the Field Center "Ecosystem"), and in various specially protected natural areas - national parks, reserves. It is necessary that the “ecology in nature” course in such training centers become a compulsory component of school education.
Secondly - when conducting programs monitoring and scientific research, primarily on specially protected natural areas. The circle’s experience shows that such programs can be carried out to a large extent by “volunteer groups” of researchers - primarily schoolchildren and students, if these groups are properly trained and organized (for example, the Christmas Bird Count Program). This combination of educational and research work is traditional for a significant number of old Russian nature reserves; it needs to be maintained and expanded.
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The first techno-coworking space in Russia is also an educational platform. The Lab provides training in computer programs for drawing and 3D modeling, and organizes master classes on 3D printing, 3D scanning, and working with laser machines. By the way, in most cases, “Laba” is designed for adults - people come here to work on 3D printers, plotters, milling cutters and other sophisticated equipment. According to the co-founder of Laba, Maxim Pinigin, any idea can be implemented in a techno-coworking space, “from a stool to a satellite.” Regardless of the age of the inventor.
The center offers several areas for children, such as invention, entrepreneurship, speech techniques and even SMM.
Myasnitskaya 13, building 20
From 7000 rubles
Astronomical circle at the Planetarium
Planetarium Astronomy Club is the perfect story for space-obsessed kids. Here you can learn everything about the solar system, the movement of planets and types of telescopes. Children independently observe the Moon and stars, go to the observatory and meet pilot-cosmonauts. The course of lectures, designed for three years, is given by astronomers, professors and students of Moscow State University.
In order to enroll in the club, you must fill out a form on the Planetarium website (enrollment begins in mid-August) and pass an interview. The planetarium staff advises not to delay: there are always a lot of people who want to attend the courses.
Sadovaya-Kudrinskaya, 5, building 1
For free
DEZ No. 5 at the Moscow House of Amateur Arts
Elephant fish, lantern cat, bench wolf, peeper - in the studio of architect Mikhail Labazov they do whatever they want. Thanks to teachers, children's fantasies take on shape and color, begin to move, glow and make sounds. Here they create from metal, fabric, polyethylene, turning these and other materials that are not always suitable for installations into art.
Every year Mikhail Labazov chooses a specific topic on which the studio students work. Under what sign will 2018-2019 pass? it is unknown, but in “DEZ No. 5” they have already created “Paintings with Comforts”, “Good Signs”, “Super Things”, etc.
Everyone, without exception, is recorded in the studio. The founder of the studio is sure that all children are geniuses from birth, you just need to help them unleash their creative potential. This is why the waiting list can last for several years.
B. Ovchinnikovsky lane, 24, building 4
For free
Fundamentals of maritime affairs at the Moscow City Children's Maritime Center named after. Peter the Great
One of the oldest maritime clubs in Moscow, where boys and girls are taught to tie knots, understand Morse code and the structure of a modern ship. Here you can touch a boat with a full sailing rig, see models of ships and vessels, hold a sextant, a magnetic compass and turn the steering wheel.
The training cycle lasts several years. During the first two years, children learn what a boat is, learn to communicate using a signal flag, shoot air guns, and swim in the pool. Older children can choose a direction - from ship modeling and radio communications to navigation and ship mechanics. And regardless of age, everyone studies the history of the Russian fleet, aesthetics and naval training.
But the most interesting thing in the studio is practice. The center has its own coastal base on the Khimki Reservoir and a training flotilla. Since April, children, together with teachers, have been repairing ships and putting sailing equipment in order so that they can go sailing in the summer, including long-distance routes.
Leningradskoe highway, 56a
For free
Moscow Palace of Pioneers on Sparrow Hills
One of the oldest and most famous children's centers offers more than 2,500 programs. Moreover, here you can find not only the standard set such as dance, chess and fine art. There are studios in a variety of fields - from cynology, karting and handball to a sculpture and animal psychology studio. The most popular are aircraft and ship modeling, robotics, web design and clay pigeon shooting. And the most famous is the song and dance ensemble named after. Lokteva.
Getting into the studios of the Palace of Pioneers is very simple: just register your child on the city hall portal. Most sections are free.
Kosygina, 17
On request
Big Children's Choir named after Popov
Yes, yes, this is the same choir that performed the famous “Belovezhskaya Pushcha”, “Beautiful Far Away” and other children's hits of the USSR and modern Russia. The group, created in 1970, was once called the Big Children's Choir of Central Television and All-Union Radio. But later it was renamed in honor of Viktor Popov, who led the team for 38 years.
During the existence of the school, more than 2,000 works were recorded and many records were released in Russia and abroad. The choir still remains one of the most famous in the world: children from all over the country dream of getting here. They enroll in the choir only after several stages of auditions. In addition to talent, you will need a true love of music and perseverance: rehearsals take place 2-3 times a week, and concerts and recordings take place almost all year round.
Degtyarny Lane, 7/1
For free
Math clubs from the creative laboratory “2×2”
The main value of the creative laboratory “Twice Two” is its teachers. The center's math circles are staffed by people who are in love with numbers and formulas. They manage to infect children with a passion for exact sciences: the average score of students in mathematics at school is 4.58, they often take prizes at city and Russian Olympiads.
In order to study in a circle for free, you need to go through several interviews. Only the most mathematically capable are accepted here.
There are many locations and they sometimes change - it’s better to find out separately
Available for free
House of Scientific and Technical Creativity of Youth (DNTTM)
The branch of the Palace of Children's Creativity on Vorobyovy Gory boasts a rich range of scientific fields - from robotics and paleontology to astronomy and robotics. There are 12 chemistry programs here alone.
The House of Creativity pays special attention to children interested in technology. For example, the center offers several radio electronics courses. The beginners' class involves soldering electronic circuits and creating simple electronic devices. In the course “Radio Engineering” they study radio-electronic designs, and in the lessons “Entertaining Electronics” they learn to read and make simple circuits.
Donskaya, 37
Available for free
Engineering Center of the Museum of Cosmonautics
Why does a plane or a rocket fly? How does the Universe work, who can go into space and what is a spacesuit for? At the Engineering Center of the Museum of Cosmonautics, you can get answers to thousands of questions. Last year, the “Space Squad” club opened here, where, in addition to theoretical knowledge, you can take psychological tests (almost like astronauts!), work out on the SOYUZ-TMA docking simulator, and receive a “Test Cosmonaut” certificate.
And for those who prefer to work on Earth, there is a three-year program of the Vostok design bureau. Future engineers will become familiar with the basics of electrical engineering, computer programming and 3D modeling, learn how to work on a breadboard, read and draw electrical diagrams, and write code.
Prospekt Mira, 111
3000 rubles per month
Center for Aesthetic Education of Children and Youth "Museion" at the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. Pushkin
Enrolling children in Museyon is the dream of any educated Moscow parent. In total, several studios are open at Museion. For the youngest (5-7 years old) there are family groups where children are introduced to art and taught how to “read” paintings correctly. Older children can be sent to ceramics (grades 2-5), printmaking (ages 11-15), numismatics or archeology (grades 5-8) and computer graphics (ages 9-13). Everyone is welcome to family meetings and conversations about art at Museion, but most clubs are signed up for after an interview.
Sales of subscriptions to Museyon children's clubs will begin on August 23 at 11:00 Moscow time only on the museum's website. There will be no sales at the box office on this day. Sales of remaining season tickets will begin at the box office the next day, August 24.
Kolymazhny Lane, 6, building 2
3500 rubles for an annual subscription
Club "Young Nature Researchers" at Moscow State University
Political science, languages, chemistry, physics, mathematics, journalism - more than a dozen courses are open at Moscow State University for schoolchildren. One of the most interesting is the “Young Nature Researchers” (YNI) circle, which has existed for almost 20 years.
The club program includes 182 theoretical and 228 practical training hours. In addition to classes at the Faculty of Biology, studio students spend time at the Zvenigorod Biological Station of Moscow State University and go on multi-day field environmental practices. So, this year the YIP members traveled to Mordovia and Abkhazia, and last year they returned from Western Mongolia.
To join the club, you must prepare a report and answer at least 2 questions on biology from strict “old” club members.
Leninskie Gory, 1, building 12
For free
Children's Opera Studio of the Musical Theater named after. N.I. Sats
It’s not easy to get here: you’re admitted only after a competitive audition (song, dance, poetry). In this case, preference is given to children who go to music schools, sing well and feel free in public. Training in the studio is not limited to musical notation, the basics of stage movement, dancing, lessons in acting and theater history. Younger artists are involved in performances on an equal basis with adults. They also have serious work to do - theater classes are held four times a week, and during rehearsals and performances the workload increases.
Vernadsky Avenue, 5
For free
Children's lecture hall at the Museum of Oriental Art
The Museum of the East hosts lectures for children and teenagers on Saturdays and Sundays. You can buy a one-time ticket, or you can buy a subscription. By the way, this is one of the most budget options - a single ticket costs 50 rubles, and an annual subscription costs 600 rubles. Each course of lectures is designed for a specific age. Preschoolers are told about oriental tales, myths and legends, from the Indian Ganesha to the Chukchi Peliken. Children aged 8-12 years are offered lectures on travel, where they learn about Siamese cats, the snow lion and the feathered serpent. Schoolchildren from 10 years of age can choose a classic, serious course on the history of Oriental art from Ancient Egypt to Mexico. Particularly advanced students can also come on Saturdays to listen to lectures on Japanese medieval music or Indian Tarang dance (from 12 years old).
Nikitsky Boulevard, 12A
600 rubles for an annual subscription
Museum of Entertaining Sciences "Experimentanium"
The museum features more than three hundred interactive exhibits with which you can and should interact: jump, spin, launch and collect. The exhibition is divided into thematic zones dedicated to the main areas of physics - mechanics, acoustics, optics, magnetism, etc. Children here can see sound, draw with light and even visit the only water installation in Russia. You can walk through the halls on your own or along with a guided tour.
Experimentanium regularly hosts interactive classes and educational programs for all ages. The most important and favorite project of Experimentanium is the series of lectures “Scientists for Children,” which is designed for teenagers from 10 years old.
Every weekend, holidays and holidays, the museum hosts science shows and master classes.
Leningradsky Prospekt, 80, building 11
Available for free
Video art, animation and design at the State Center for Contemporary Art
Regular children's classes and studios of the NCCA are held in the historic house of the artist Polenov from the beginning of the last century, next to the main building.
In the animation studio, training lasts three years, during which time children will be taught to understand the basics of computer graphics, sounds, stop-motion photography and various animation techniques. At the end of the year, children create a series of animated short films.
In the sculpture and ceramics workshop you can try different types of clay and different ways of working with it, learn how to work on a potter's wheel and fire finished sculptures in a kiln. Children take small creations home, and larger ones become part of the overall sculptural composition.
The NCCA also has a video art workshop where you can try yourself as a cameraman, director and editor. Teenagers from 10 years old are accepted there. They are introduced to the masterpieces of cinema and video art and given practical tasks, after which at the end of the year everyone makes their own video.
Audio workshop - sound art and sound design, as well as other areas of artistic work with sound. Children will learn to create their own audio projects. There is also an art studio - there is an emphasis on contemporary art. There are design classes and a theater workshop. In addition, the NCCA has a studio for autistic artists, which is a terrible rarity.
Zoologicheskaya, 13, building 2
From 2500 rubles for 4 lessons
Center for Design Creativity "Start Pro"
The center is called “children’s Skolkovo”: “Start Pro” contains one of the best scientific bases in the country. There are 6 laboratories open here, in which about 60 programs are presented. Thus, in “Entertaining Mathematics” they teach how to solve complex puzzles, in the “Graphical environment LabVIEW” - to create robots and develop simple applications, and in “Stroymaster” - to work with tools, natural materials and metal.
Yes, and no boring lectures: the center’s teachers know how to talk simply about complex things, turn science into a game, and boring school subjects into exciting quests.
Protopopovsky lane, 5
For free
Center for additional education "Young motorist"
This is the most provocative children's center in Moscow: for example, they allow you to ride motorcycles here from the age of 8! Young riders are taught the basics of motorcycling, how to repair equipment and provide first aid in case of accidents. The center provides both equipment and motorcycles.
In addition, here you have the opportunity to learn everything about the structure of the car, learn the rules of the road and even pass the traffic rules exam.
Although most of all children respect the practical part of the lesson: they start driving at 12 years old. Students race go-karts, participate in rallies and win prizes at Russian automobile competitions.
Korneychuka, 55a
For free
Young Railwaymen's Club at the Russian University of Transport (MIIT)
If your child loves trains, you should take a closer look at the courses at MIIT. During the classes, children learn the history and structure of railways, study the composition of electric locomotives and carriages, and become familiar with the rules of “railway traffic” and railway professions. Every summer in Kratovo, near Moscow, the club's pupils have an internship on the Small Moscow Railway. Children can try themselves as a controller and conductor of a passenger car, a track fitter, and even a driver.
Bonus: successful completion of studies in the club gives the right to preferential admission to MIIT, all other things being equal.
Obraztsova, 9, building 9
Students of grades 5-8
For free
Children's Center for Scientific Discovery "Innopark"
An ideal format for those who have not yet decided on their preferences. Innopark provides short courses that provide interesting information about the world of science and technology.
In total, the center has developed 3 programs. So, you can choose “Science in the Palm of Your Hand,” where children will get acquainted with physics, biology, chemistry and geography, and also carry out experiments, or enroll in one of two “Robotics” courses.
Teatralny proezd, 5
From 2700 rubles for 4 lessons
Digital home
3D scanners, 3D printers, powerful computers, neurotechnical equipment - “Digital House” resembles an exhibition of the achievements of modern technology. True, in this “museum” you are allowed to touch any exhibits with your hands.
At the center you can practice robotics - using Lego Mindstorm EV3, Lego WeDo and Arduino construction sets, children assemble both simple models and technically complex devices. Another popular area of Digital Home is 3D prototyping. In practice, children learn to work with the latest machines and even create unique objects themselves.
Cooperative, house 3, building 6
From 4000 rubles per month
Children's architectural classes at the Museum of Architecture named after. Shchuseva
There are a lot of children's activities at the architecture museum. There are purely architectural ones, where scale, composition and volume are studied, there are classes in ceramics, mosaics and carpentry, there is academic drawing and even a school of architectural photography. All classes include theoretical and practical parts. For example, in the “White Stone” course, children will first be told all about the white stone architecture of Moscow, and then they will be taught how to process white stone blanks and create a white stone relief. Some courses are short-term and last 4-6 lessons. As a rule, such passes sell out very quickly. Other classes run throughout the year and you can buy both a subscription and a one-time ticket. Classes begin at the end of September - October.
Vozdvizhenka, 5/25
250-500 rubles per lesson
Club of young geologists at the Geological Museum named after. Vernadsky
The Geological Museum is one of the oldest scientific museums in Russia, the same age as Moscow University. The Young Geologists Club is a club for those who are seriously interested in the structure of the Earth and its geological history. Throughout the year, university teachers and graduate students teach children about geology, and during the holidays they take them to practical classes. On weekends, children make forays around the surrounding area - they go to see the carbonate karst in Ramenskoye or the fossils and deposits of the Jurassic period in Bitsevsky Park. At the end of the first year of classes, newcomers are initiated into Young Geologists and given a special badge and uniform. The club is open only to children aged 9 years old, and for children (from 6 years old) “Scientific Adventures” are open – they talk about interesting natural phenomena in an interactive form. Classes take place in the museum building on Mokhovaya Street.
The studio has three types of subscriptions. The main subscription is designed for beginners, in which the first half of the lesson is devoted to the book and its author, and the second is creative, where you can express your impression of the book you just read in different ways. Older students can choose either a literary workshop, where they will be taught how to correctly express their thoughts on paper, write essays and essays, or a theater workshop, where storytelling is taught - the art of oral storytelling.
Prospekt Mira, 30
500 rubles per lesson
Club of young naturalists at the Zoological Museum of Moscow State University
KYUN has been working since 1982 according to a special author’s program and is one of the most authoritative biological circles. The circle of young naturalists is designed for those who have already decided on their choice of profession and are aiming at the biology department of Moscow State University, so they are accepted there only from the 7th grade. Many students become winners of competitions and olympiads in biology, and after admission they continue scientific work at the department. So the preparation there is quite serious. Theoretical classes are necessarily supported by practical trips. During the year, young naturalists go to three practices in the Moscow region and a couple of times a year they travel to other natural areas - to the Astrakhan deserts, to Karelia or to the Crimea. In practice, children conduct research, make observations and study the habitats of animals, plants and mushrooms. Admission to KUN takes place in September on the basis of a competitive interview.
You can also take a separate course, for example, Little Bookworm English for kids, where children sing, play finger games and read English books.
The museum also has the opportunity to sign up for the “Scientific Non-School” program, where they ask questions and learn the secrets of life on our planet and the structure of the world. You can send your child to the creative course “Art in Questions and Answers,” where children understand what art is and try their hand at different genres, or choose a theater studio in English.
Obraztsova, 11, building 1
From 4000 rubles per month
Entertaining archeology at the Moscow Museum of Archeology
On weekends at the Museum of Archeology, younger children can take part in the role-playing program “Playing in the Past” - be a mammoth hunter and try to strike a fire, try on the role of a medieval merchant or turn into an artisan. Schoolchildren will be more interested in classes on the archeology of Moscow, which are designed for a six-month course. On Sundays, archaeologists and museum staff tell listeners about the cultural layer, archaeological monuments and excavations, as well as the entire archaeological history of Moscow from ancient mounds to the Middle Ages. Children will learn and see how Muscovites lived, what they ate, and what they played several centuries ago. You can also take a family membership and attend classes with your child.
Manezhnaya Square, 1A
450 rubles per lesson
Supervisor: Dunaev Evgeniy Anatolyevich
Admission to the circle(to the Intern group) is carried out annually in early September on a competitive basis (8th grade students are accepted).
Place and time conducting classes: Moscow State University Zoo Museum (Bol. Nikitskaya, 6) from 17:30 to 20:00; on Mondays and Wednesdays (Main Team), on Tuesdays and Thursdays (Trainee Group).
Subjects of the internship group's classes:
- Naturalist field skills.
- Basics of tourist training.
- Basics of cytology (cell structure).
- Principles of biological classification.
- Trees and shrubs are leafless.
- Methods of botanical and zoological research. Scientific drawing.
- Primary processing and registration of biological work results.
- Biological Latin (introduction to the Latin language).
- Life cycles of living organisms.
- History of biology.
- History of life on Earth.
- Traces of animal activity.
- Basics of computer literacy (rules of text formatting and presentation preparation).
- Geomorphology and soils of the Moscow region.
- Meteorological observations.
- Medical training and safety in the field.
- Collection business.
Topics of courses for the main members of the circle:
- Arachnology (arachnids).
- Fundamentals of evolution and genetics.
- Introduction to ethology (animal behavior).
- Lichenology (lichens).
- Entomology (insects).
- Theriology (mammals).
- Introduction to biochemistry.
- Systematics of gymnosperms.
- Herpetology and batrachology (amphibians and reptiles).
- Archegonial plants (mosses, horsetails, mosses, ferns).
- Diversity of the animal kingdom (zoology of invertebrate animals).
- Ichthyology (fish).
- Fundamentals of ecology and nature conservation.
- Protistology and algology (protozoa and algae).
- Mycology (mushrooms).
- Ornithology (birds).
- Biogeography and systematics.
For each course of classes, the main members of the circle are allocated from 2 to 30 theoretical and practical classes.
Chicken theme at summer environmental school:
- Extra-nest activities of ants
- Principles of biological photography.
- Ecological physiology of plants.
- Ecological diversity and morphology of birds.
- Morphology of plants with basics of histology. Herbarium.
- Morpho-functional ecology of amphibians and reptiles.
- Ecology of algae.
- Floristry and taxonomy of flowering plants.
- Principles of cartography and terrain orientation.
- Ecological groups of insects and methods of their study.
- Ecological groups of fungi and fungi-like organisms.
- Ecology of spiders.
- Ecology of mosses.
- Population ecology of mammals.
- Fundamentals of geobotany and soil science.
Educational and landscape-familiarization practices take place in different landscape zones.
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Venue and season |
Goals |
|---|---|
| Moscow region (autumn winter) |
1. Familiarization with the winter (late autumn) ecology of woody plants in the Moscow region. 2. Study of the features of the winter (late autumn) ecology of xylobiont insects in Central Russia and traces of their vital activity. 3. Acquaintance with the winter ecology of birds and mammals of the Moscow region based on the traces of their life activity. 4. Study of various ecological features of tinder fungi, epiphytic mosses and lichens. |
| Crimea (spring) |
1. Familiarization with the change in zonal vegetation of the Crimean Mountains. 2. Study of endemic flora, fauna and landscapes of the Mediterranean subtropics. 3. Familiarization with the geological past of Crimea and the distribution of vegetation in connection with the peculiarities of the development of the Crimean Mountains. 4. Study of the ethnography of Crimea and the role of various nationalities in the development of the cultural flora of the Crimean peninsula. 5. Familiarization with the features of the system of environmental protection areas of the Southern Coast of Crimea, visiting nature reserves and wildlife sanctuaries. 6. Study of the diversity of conifers and evergreens at the exposition of the Nikitsky Botanical Garden. |
| Transcaucasia (spring) |
1. Comparison of geobotanical features of the Western Caucasus and Crimean parts of the Crimean-Novorossiysk geobotanical province. 2. Acquaintance with the peculiarities of the flora of flowering plants and fungi of the North-Western Transcaucasia. 3. Study of the herpetofauna of the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus. 4. Familiarization with the algal flora, fauna of seabirds and invertebrate animals of the rocky littoral zones of the Black Sea. 5. Acquaintance with the specifics of the geological structure of the coastal zone of the Caucasus Mountains. |
| Astrakhan region / Uzbekistan (summer) |
1. Study of the fauna of insects, reptiles and birds as links in the food chain of the desert and steppe. 2. Study of adaptations of plants and animals to the ecological conditions of the desert. 3. Acquaintance with various landscapes of sandy, clayey and saline and steppe deserts. |
| North Karelia (summer) |
1. Study of the flora and fauna of northern taiga forests. 2. Familiarization with the morpho-ecological adaptations of invertebrate animals and plants of various soils in the littoral zone of the White Sea coast. 3. Conducting geobotanical surveys of rocky outcrops, raised bogs in North Karelia and mountain tundra. 4. Study of specific northern taiga landscapes. |
| Far East (summer) |
1. Study of the flora of flowering plants, fungi, lichens of mountain coniferous forests of the southern spurs of Sikhote-Alin and oak hills of Manchuria. 2. Familiarization with the fauna of vertebrate animals of Southern Primorye. 3. Acquaintance with landscape formations of the monsoon zone of the Russian Far East. 4. Study of marine invertebrates of the Sea of Japan. |
KYUBZ is a research circle created in 1924 to train young zoologists, conduct scientific observations of zoo animals and help the zoo.
And now, 90 years later, the guys at KYUBZ are conducting scientific work, observing animals, helping the zoo, and going out into nature.
Over the years of the circle's work, its members included almost 2,000 people, including 9 academicians, 40 professors, about 100 doctors and more than 200 candidates of science. Among the graduates of the KYUBZ are famous cultural figures - writers, artists, sculptors.
The work of the KYUBZ consists of:
- Lectures, which are read by “old” KYUBZ members, famous scientists, zoo employees, and circle leaders. Lectures cover a wide range of biological disciplines: vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, botany, cytology, zoogeography, research methods and various practical exercises. The schedule of lectures is compiled every year taking into account the interests of KYUBZ students.
- Circle meetings, at which members of the circle make reports, talk about the work done, about trips, accept new members into the circle and decide on the organization. questions.
- Independent work in the zoo. All members of the KYUBZ conduct scientific observations of zoo animals and write research papers.
- Field trips. They are held on weekends (about once every two weeks in the Moscow region), during school holidays (to nature reserves) and in the summer (a month-long expedition to a nature reserve).
- Help the zoo(members of the circle participate in cleanup days, bring cones, moss, etc. from the forest).
KYUBZ has self-government. The work of the circle is organized by a Bureau selected from active schoolchildren; all controversial issues are resolved at a general meeting. KYUBZ students also participate in the life of the circle, and maintain close contact with KYUBZ students of older generations.
KYUBZ accepts schoolchildren from the 6th grade (exceptions are possible) who are interested in biology and want to study zoo animals and the nature of the Moscow region, Russia. The circle is free. KYUBZ members enter the zoo territory free of charge.
Classes in our circle take place:
Wednesdays (lectures) – 17.00-19.00
Sundays - (meetings) – 11.00-13.00
You can come to the club for the first time on any of these days throughout the school year.
The circle of young naturalists of the Moscow State University Zoo Museum (KYUN ZM MSU) has existed since 1991. The educational and research biological program developed and applied at the KYUN is designed for students aged 12-18 years (the annual composition of the study group is about 30 people). The total duration of the program is 3.5 years.
The head of the Young Naturalists Club of the Moscow State University Zoological Museum and the author of the program is a laureate of the European Academy Prize and Soros teacher, junior researcher at the Moscow State University Zoological Museum - Evgeniy Anatolyevich Dunaev.
The main goals of the Club’s work are to expand students’ knowledge about nature, develop biological erudition, develop competent ecological thinking, and acquire skills in the comprehensive study and conservation of biodiversity.
The priority objectives of the program are:
- teaching the theoretical foundations of biological knowledge for all groups of living organisms;
- implementation of practical study of the morphology, anatomy, systematics and ecology of animals, fungi, plants and protozoa;
- developing students’ skills in independent research activities in nature, combining the cognitive aspect with aesthetic perception;
- participation of schoolchildren in various events and scientific and practical work on the study and protection of flora and fauna of the Moscow region and other regions of Russia;
- creating conditions for the development of creative activity of a young researcher.
AND PROGRAM CONTENT
- Theoretical classes are held regularly (twice a week for 2-2.5 hours). They take the form of lecture courses on various sections of biology and are divided into three groups.
A. Botanical and mycological courses: Algology (algae), Mycology (fungi), Lichenology (lichens), Archegonial plants (ferns, horsetails, mosses, bryophytes), Morphology of flowering plants, Systematics and evolution of gymnosperms and flowering plants, Fundamentals of geobotany.
B. Zoology courses: Diversity of the animal kingdom (zoology of invertebrate animals and evolution of organ systems), Malacology (molluscs), Entomology (insects), Arachnology (arachnids), Ichthyology (fish), Batrachology and herpetology (amphibians and reptiles), Ornithology (birds), Theriology (mammals), Fundamentals of ethology (animal behavior), Voices of birds, Traces of animal activity, Fundamentals of biogeography and taxonomy of animals.
IN. General biological and naturalistic courses: Field skills of a naturalist, Trees and shrubs in a leafless state, Theory of collecting, Scientific photography and drawing, Methods of biological research and primary processing of results, System of kingdoms of living organisms, History of biology, Introduction to paleontology (the history of life on Earth), Soil science and geomorphology, Basics of cytology (the study of cells), Introduction to biochemistry, Basics of ecology and nature conservation, Basics of genetics and evolution of organisms, Latin in biology. Classes begin with a six-month internship course, given annually to a new set of circle members. At the end of classes in the internship group, students take written, oral and excursion tests and defend an essay on a pre-selected biological topic. In the trainee group, the program is implemented according to the circle system for 0.5 years. The purpose of the internship course is to help familiarize yourself with basic biological terms, concepts and laws, and gain experience and skills in naturalistic work. Trainees who score the required amount of points are enrolled in the main group of the circle.The main members of the circle are engaged in a club form of education. Each lecture course, depending on its complexity and amount of information, is allocated from 1 to 12-15 lessons (2-30 hours). In botanical and zoological courses devoted to any group of living organisms, there is a standard plan for presenting theoretical material. First, the characteristics of the group, its taxonomy and a brief history of the study are given. Next, morphology is examined in more detail, where special attention is paid to features that have diagnostic significance, then we talk about the features and principles of organization, biology of species of this group, ecology (from the point of view of their role as components of biocenoses, adaptations to various environmental conditions, etc.). d.), rare and protected species, significance in nature and for humans.
Some courses take the form of theoretical seminars. In preparation for them, schoolchildren study in advance the proposed questions from various literary sources, try to select the necessary material from the mass and take notes on it, learn to separate important information from unimportant information.
Theoretical classes are illustrated by showing slides depicting living organisms, collection materials (herbarium, carcasses, preparations, etc.), recordings of bird voices, etc. A special form of course illustrations are thematic excursions to museums, botanical gardens, a zoo (for example: a tour of the diversity of birds of the fauna of Central Russia, presented in the collection of the Moscow Zoo; morpho-ecological features of archegonial plants - in the greenhouses of the Main Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences; principles and features of the organization of various groups of invertebrate animals, amphibians, reptiles, fish, birds and mammals - in the Zoological Museum of Moscow State University, directions of their evolution - in the Paleontological Museum of the Russian Academy of Sciences; problems of systematics - in the Darwin Museum). - Laboratory and practical exercises are the most important addition to theoretical courses. At them, members of the circle are mainly engaged in identifying various groups of living organisms. These activities are included in almost every botanical and zoological course. Another type of laboratory and practical classes is devoted to the direct study of the structure and morpho-ecological adaptations of organisms, this is accompanied by sketches of research objects and their most important taxonomic characteristics. Such work with collection materials contributes to the development of observation, a holistic sense of the object of study and its detailing at the same time, visual memorization of diagnostic signs and recognition of biological objects in nature by them, and develops individual creative abilities.
- Organizational classes are held 1-2 times a week. In them, students carry out educational and technical work related to the design and installation of demonstration and collection materials and mastering the skills of their proper storage, discuss plans for field work, etc. These classes develop the business skills of students, help identify individual creative abilities and practical orientation of biological interests of schoolchildren.
- One-day trips into nature are held on weekends 2-3 times a month. They practice the skills of keeping field diaries, geobotanical description of biotopes, and the ability to accurately and competently record environmental phenomena. Students remember the field characteristics of plants, mushrooms and animals when identifying them, learn to recognize birds by their voices, take photographs and much more. Field trips are a convenient way to clearly illustrate the knowledge gained in theoretical classes; and during repeated route observations - to trace the influence of a number of climatic factors on the same objects of living nature, to feel the seasonal variability of organisms, and to get acquainted with other environmental phenomena in nature. One-day trips also include thematic excursions - studying the specific flora of early flowering plants in the Moscow region (in the Ikshinsky Ravine reserve, the protective zone of the Prioksko-Terrasny Reserve), the species composition of waterfowl on spring migration in the Vinogradovskaya floodplain of the river. Moscow, familiarization with swamp (in the peat quarries of the Zvenigorod or Meldinsky reserves) or steppe (in the vicinity of the Prioksko-Terrasny Reserve) vegetation, etc.
- Multi-day practices are carried out during the autumn, winter, spring and summer school holidays and are conducted as scientific expeditions. A clear schedule of excursions, field and office work allows you to establish a business rhythm for practices that last 10-20 days.
Senior members of the circle carry out research work, independently setting goals and objectives and choosing the necessary methodology. The head of the circle and his assistants from among the students act as consultants. As a rule, such work is more labor-intensive and complex than educational work. During the three years of study in the program, students have the opportunity to master different techniques when studying objects of living nature (flowering plants, mosses, mosses, horsetails, ferns, mushrooms, lichens, algae, insects, spiders, mollusks, centipedes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, fish and mammals), taking into account the specifics of each.
Periodic evening conferences based on the results of work help schoolchildren to adjust the methodology, correctly formulate the goals and objectives of the research, evaluate and comprehend the results and conclusions obtained during the work, find the best option for processing, presenting and formatting the collected material and observations, and separate the main from the unimportant. All members of the practice take part in the discussion of specific materials at different stages of work. This contributes to the development of the ability to participate in a discussion, clearly formulate thoughts, correctly defend one’s point of view, share experiences, etc.
Another type of practice (landscape awareness training), carried out 1-2 times a year, is more of a research nature, although the educational aspect of the activity remains important. Such practices take place in various natural zones of Russia: in the taiga and on the White Sea littoral, Astrakhan deserts, in the subtropics of the southern coast of Crimea, in the Transcaucasian foothills, etc. The main goal is to become familiar with the specific flora and fauna, unique landscapes, and the diversity of ecological conditions for living organisms. . Based on the results of each practice and field trip, students must write reports on their activities in the form of descriptions of routes or research papers.
Practicums are one of the most labor-intensive stages of the program, therefore they are preceded by significant preparation (internship course, organizational classes, field trips), which is unthinkable without knowledge of general norms of behavior in nature, expedition skills (chopping wood, making a fire, pitching tents, cooking , first aid, etc.).
In addition to the implementation of educational and pedagogical tasks, practical activities in nature conservation can be successfully carried out in practice. The forms of such work are varied:
- compilation of cadastral atlases of the distribution of various groups of living organisms in the Moscow region, which is one of the first stages for assessing the rarity of species and the need for their protection; - carrying out work aimed at identifying the degree of anthropogenic pressure on various ecosystems of protected areas in the Moscow region and long-term observations of changes in biodiversity in them;
- carrying out flora-faunistic surveys of natural areas planned for protection in the Moscow region, identifying rare species, conducting censuses of their numbers and studying other environmental features;
- examination of already existing protected areas for an inventory of their flora and fauna, which is one of the main tasks of the functioning of reserves, etc.
Based on the results of a number of educational and educational practices, databases of findings of insects, fungi and other organisms of some protected areas of Karelia, Crimea and Transcaucasia have been compiled.
