סביבת הלימוד החוץ כיתתית

• A Field Based High School Geology Course: Igneous and Metamorphic Terrains – an Israeli experience; Journal of the Association of Teachers of Geology 11 1; 1986; Nir Orion & Avi Hofstein
• Development of High-School Geology Course Based on Field Trips; Journal of Geological Education 37; 1989; Nir Orion
• Field Trips in the Israeli High-School Geology Curriculum ; Journal of the Earth Science Teacher Association 14 1; 1989; Nir Orion
• The Measurement of Students' Attitudes Towards Scientific Field Trips; Science Education 75 (5), John Wiley & Sons Inc; 1991; Nir Orion & Avi Hofstein
• A Model for the Development and Implementation of Field Trips as an Integral Part of The Science Curriculum; School Science & Mathematics 93 6; 1993; Nir Orion
• A Short-Term and Long-Term Study of a Science Investigation Project in Geology, Used by Non-Science High School Student; Research in Science & Technological Education 12 2; 1994; Nir Orion
• Factors that Influence Learning during a Scientific Field Trip in a Natural Environment; Journal of Research in Science Teaching 31 10; 1994; Nir Orion & Avi Hofstein
• Students' Perception of Co-operative Learning in Earth Science Fieldwork; Research in Science & Technological Education 14 1; 1996; R. F. Kempa & Nir Orion
• Development and Validation of an Instrument for Assessing the Learning Environment of Outdoor Science Activities; 1997; Nir Orion & Avi Hofstein, Pinchas Tamir & Geoffrey J. Gidding
• THE OUTDOOR AS A CENTRAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT IN THE GLOBAL SCIENCA LITERACY FRAMEWORK: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE.; 2003; Implementung Global Science Literacy; Nir Orion
• TEACHING GLOBAL SCIENCE LITERACY: A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OR A PROFESSIONAL CHANGE; 2003; Implementung Global Science Literacy; Nir Orion

אספקטים קוגניטביים בהוראת מדעי כדור הארץ

• Spatial Abilities of High -School Students in the Perception of a Geologic Structure; Journal of Research in Science Teaching 33 4; 1996; Yael Kali & Nir Orion
• Relationship Between Earth-Science Education and Spatial Visualization; Journal of Geoscience Education 45; 1997; Nir Orion, David Ben-Chaim & Yael Kali
• Cognitive Factors Affecting Student Understanding of Geologic Time; Journal of Research in Science Teaching 40 4; 2002; Jeff Dodick & Nir Orion
• Measuring Student Understanding of Geological Time; 2002; Jeff Dodick & Nir Orion
• CILT2000: Visualization and Modeling; Journal of Science Education and Technology, 11(3), 305-310; 2002; Yael Kali
• The Effect of an Earth-Science Learning Program on Students' Scientific Thinking Skills ; Yael Kali & Nir Orion; 2006

הוראת מדעי כדור הארץ ותכניות הלימוד לבתי הספר

• Earth Sciences Education: an Extra Dimension to Science Education in Schools ; 1996; Nir Orion, David B. Thompson & Chris King
• An holistic approach to introducing geoscience into schools: The Israeli model – from practice to theory ; 1996; Nir Orion
• Introducing Evolution to Non-Biology Majors Via the Fossil Record: A Case Study from the Israeli High School System; The American Biology Teacher 65 3; 2003; Jeff Dodick & Nir Orion
• Geology as an Historical Science: Its Perception within Science and the Education System; Science & Education 12, Kluwer Academic Publishers; 2003; Jeff Dodick & Nir Orion
• High school student’s research project in Earth Sciences as a pedagogic tool ; NZ Science Teacher XYZ; 2006; Hanan Ginat & Nir Orion

הכשרת מורים

• Changes in perceptions and attitudes of pre-service post-graduate secondary school science teachers; International Journal of Science Education, 18, 5; 1996; Nir Orion & David B. Thompson
• Changes in perceptions and attitudes of pre-service postgraduate secondary science teachers: a comparative study of programmes in Israel, England and Wales; Research in Science & Technological Education, 17, 2, 165-192; 1999; Nir Orion & David Thompson

סביבת לימוד המחשב

• A virtual journey within the rock-cycle: A software kit for the development of systems-thinking in the context of the earth’s crust Journal of GeoScience Education 51(2) 165-170; 2003; Yael Kali
• The Educational Potential of Multimedia Authoring as a Part of the Earth Sciences Curriculum – A Case Study; 2000; Nir Orion, Yaniv Dubowski, & Jeff Dodick
•  Software for assisting high school students in the spatial perception of geological structures; Journal of Geoscience Education, 45, 10-21; 1997; Yael Kali & Nir Orion

הוראה בגישת מערכות כדור הארץ

• Earth Sciences + Environmental Education = Earth Systems Education; 1997; Nir Orion
• Mediterranean Models for Integrating Environmental Education and Earth Sciences Through Earth Systems Education; Mediterranean Journal of Educational Studies; 2003; Nir Orion & Rosanne W. Fortner
• Development of system thinking skills in the context of earth system education ; Journal of Research in Science Teaching; 2005; Orit Ben-Zvi Assaraf & Nir Orion 
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