{"id":2170,"date":"2021-01-31T14:57:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-31T12:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stwww1.weizmann.ac.il\/en\/?page_id=2170"},"modified":"2021-06-09T16:55:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T13:55:31","slug":"activity-name-environmental-insight","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stwww1.weizmann.ac.il\/en\/?page_id=2170","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Insight"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Environmental Insight<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wpforms-entry-field wpforms-field-text\"><\/div>\n<h2>Leading team<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.weizmann.ac.il\/ScienceTeaching\/Orion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Prof. Nir Orion <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Project members<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Anat Levi<\/li>\n<li>Sagi Gonen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<p>The development of environmental insight is the ultimate aim of Earth systems education. The study of the interaction between Earth systems \u2013 within the massive timescales (\u201cdeep time\u201d) and spatial scales of geological processes \u2013 enables students to perceive and appreciate the tangible influence of human behavior on the Earth. This approach moves students away from the traditional altruistic attitude to environmental awareness, and towards a more egocentric, and geocentric, perception.<br \/>\nThe studies of the Earth Science group thus contribute to a broader and deeper perception of the essence of environmental insight.<\/p>\n<h2>Links for further reading<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.um.edu.mt\/library\/oar\/handle\/123456789\/19073\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orion, N. and Fortner, W. R. (2003). Mediterranean models for integrating environmental education and earth sciences through earth systems education. Mediterranean Journal of Educational Studies. 8(1), 97-111<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Ben-Zvi Assaraf, O., Orion, N. and Ronen. D. (2008). The Blue-Planet earth systems approach (BEPESA) for the study of water related systems. In: Brebbia, C.A. (ed.), Environmental Problems in Coastal Regions, WIT Press.UK.<\/li>\n<li>Arnon, S., Orion, N. and Carmi, N. (2014). Environmental literacy components and their promotion by institutions of higher education: an Israeli case study. Environmental Education Research.<br \/>\nDOI: 10.1080\/13504622.2014.966656<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/00958964.2015.1028517\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carmi, N., Arnon, S. and Orion, N. (2015). Transforming Environmental Knowledge into Behavior: The Mediating Role of Environmental Emotions. The Journal of Environmental Education.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/13504622.2016.1271865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Levy, A., Orion, N. and Leshem, Y. (2016). Variables that influence the environmental behavior of adults. Environmental Education Research, DOI: 10.1080\/13504622.2016.1271865.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/chapter\/10.1007\/978-3-319-43319-6_4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orion, N. (2016). Earth systems education and the development of environmental insight. In: Vasconcelos, C. (Ed.), Geoscience Education: Indoor and Outdoor. Springer.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Orion, N. (2017). The relevance of earth science for informed citizenship: Its potential and fulfillment. In: Leite, L., Dourado, L.G.P., Afonso, A.S. and Morgado, S.F. (Eds.), Contextualizing teaching to improving learning: the case of Science and Geography. Nova science publishers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Environmental Insight<\/p>\n<p>Leading team<\/p>\n<p>Prof. Nir Orion <\/p>\n<p>Project members<\/p>\n<p>Anat Levi<br \/>\nSagi Gonen<\/p>\n<p>Summary<br \/>\nThe development of environmental insight is the ultimate aim of Earth systems education. The study of the interaction between Earth systems \u2013 within the massive timescales (\u201cdeep time\u201d) and spatial scales of geological processes \u2013 enables students to perceive and appreciate the tangible influence of human behavior on the Earth. 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