Internet space as a means of organizing extra-course activities of students in the disciplines of the natural science cycle

The modern information society defines the goals for young people not only to obtain information, but also to determine the special competencies necessary to perform certain professional tasks. The learning process has received a new character: there is a change in learning technology from the usual, habitual assimilation of knowledge that is transferred by the teacher to the formation of students' creative abilities, the ability to use solutions, and personal responsibility. The comprehensive penetration of informatization into all spheres of modern life requires the teacher to use innovative forms of education and upbringing, the use of which contributes to the development of students' cognitive activity, the development of their communicative competence and creative abilities. The article highlights the problem of the Internet space as a means of organizing extracurricular activities of students in the natural sciences on the example of the author's program "The World of the Living". The experiment included the following stages: 1. Ascertaining, the main task of which was to identify the attitude of students to the organization and various forms of extracurricular activities in the courses of the natural science cycle. 2. Formative, where it was envisaged to conduct various forms of extracurricular activities of students using elements of the Internet space within the framework of the developed program. 3. Control. The authors came to the conclusion that the use of the Internet space in the process of extracurricular activities contributes to the effective training of future specialists in the field of information competence of the disciplines of the natural science cycle.