One of the eight dimensions of Science Capital is science media consumption which includes online content. Scitech’s digital media provides a variety of ways people can engage with science beyond our in-person interactions and broadens our accessibility to audiences across WA, Australia and even internationally.
Particle page views: 263,993
Particle is Scitech’s independent media hub that connects young adults to science stories from Western Australia and beyond. The Particle website features articles that look at the latest research being done in WA and Australia, explore into the science behind current events and deep dive a particular topic with the Particle 101 series. By providing science news and topical content through accessible and engaging articles, Particle ensures young people have access to the science happening around them that is relevant and interesting.
Podcast listens: 8,600
Podcasts are not only a great medium for making science engagement accessible, but they are also a flexible and adaptable form of communication
allowing us to cater for different audiences and interests.
Audio Guide to the Galaxy is hosted by our planetarium science communicators and is a guided tour of the night sky as seen from Perth exploring the fascinating constellations, planets, and asteroids that people can see each month, as well as highlighting the latest in space news. An extended version of this podcast is published under Particle called Please Look Up, aimed at older audiences to gain a more indepth understanding and hear further discussion on the month’s astronomy and space news.
Also published by Particle, Elements is a podcast series with each season focusing on one of the four classical elements, water, fire, earth and air, and exploring how they shape the world around us. Season two was released across six weeks in January and February focusing on fire. Each episode looked at the way fire affects the people and land of Western Australia through a scientific lens. The podcast featured stories from all corners of Western Australia, covering everything from festival bonfires to devastating wildfires, from echoes of ancient knowledge to the technological possibilities of the future. Elements allows listeners to engage in science concepts through storytelling via a topic that is relevant and relatable.
Views: 703,000
Scitech’s YouTube series Toy Tear Down makes science concepts fun and accessible by learning about the science behind popular toys. Each episode, presenter Alyshia Gatani takes apart a different toy and finds out how it works through the science and technology concepts it uses. For example, the science behind a Barbie with colour-changing hair, engineering a Furby to make it smarter and repairing a vintage ALF toy. Toy Tear Down encourages children to think about toys through a scientific lens, showing how science is used in our everyday lives.
Page views: 40,216
A monthly blog written by Scitech Planetarium Coordinator Leon Smith, The Sky Tonight provides readers with an update on what they can see in the night sky in that month. From constellations to planets and other interesting phenomena, the blog also features space news, providing a fantastic resource for at home and in the classroom.
Scitech is a not-for-profit organisation proudly supported by the Western Australian Government through the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation
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