Didactic games as basis for developing cognitive interest in chemistry
The article deals with the problem of developing the cognitive interest and its impact on the learning process of schoolchildren. The purpose of the research: to develop the method of didactic games as a basis for the development of students' cognitive interest in chemistry. Didactic games in chemistry lessons help to relieve fatigue, stress, it effectively activates educational activities, creating conditions for creative activity, developing the logical thinking of students, being an important means of motivation, increasing cognitive interest in the subject being studied. The development of cognitive interest contributes to the successful assimilation and consolidation of knowledge and optimization of the learning process in chemistry.