Impact Results From the Astronomers Without Borders Building on the Eclipse Education Program
Abstract
Astronomers Without Borders "Building on the Eclipse Education Program" was its first to move beyond outreach, exploring how to impact science identity, attitudes towards STEM and inspire audiences to explore careers in STEM. Inspired by the eclipse, educators and scientists were brought together in an online community to support one another in learning about the Sun and light after audiences were inspired by the Total Solar Eclipse. The program also collected and analyzed data on participating groups in an attempt to have more information about audiences for the next total solar eclipse to cross the United States in 2024. Although we anticipate the program will be ongoing, preliminary results will be presented.
- Publication:
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AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- December 2017
- Bibcode:
- 2017AGUFMED32A..02B
- Keywords:
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- 0815 Informal education;
- EDUCATION;
- 6250 Moon;
- PLANETARY SCIENCES: SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS;
- 7507 Chromosphere;
- SOLAR PHYSICS;
- ASTROPHYSICS;
- AND ASTRONOMY;
- 7509 Corona;
- SOLAR PHYSICS;
- ASTROPHYSICS;
- AND ASTRONOMY