Eclipse from Micronesia Evaluation

In March of 2016, the Exploratorium transmitted a live webcast of a total solar eclipse from Woleai, a remote island in the southwestern Pacific. The webcast reached over 1 million viewers. Evaluation reveals effective use of digital media to engage learners in solar science and related STEM content.

Edu, Inc. conducted an external evaluation study that shows clear and consistent evidence of broad distribution of STEM content through multiple online channels, social media, pre-produced videos, and an app for mobile devices. IBM Watson did a deep analysis of tweets on eclipse topics that showed public engagement through a large and active conversation on Twitter on the days before, during, and after the eclipse. NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) and the National Science Foundation Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program jointly funded the project.