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Buggybuddys recently experienced our new Human Potential feature exhibition!

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Solve a bushfire mystery with us at 12pm this Thursday! 🔥

In this week’s Meet the Scientist session, meet Rui Scheidt Feix, Bushfire Data System Coordinator.

Learn more about emergency services, bushfire science and be a detective to help find the causes of a mystery fire.

Meet the Scientist is included as part of your Scitech ticket. Book your tickets here 👉 https://bit.ly/3Gxo3RK

The Dark Side of the Moon planetarium show is returning to Scitech for one day only!

On 19 January 2024, you can experience the legendary album in a new and immersive way, with stunning visuals and spectacular surround sound.

Each song has a unique visual theme, from the retro-futuristic imagery of "Speak to Me" to the cosmic landscapes of "Eclipse."

This is a rare opportunity to experience the Dark Side of the Moon like never before, so don't miss out!

This is a family friendly* event, suitable for ages 4+.

Tickets are on sale now 👉 https://bit.ly/3RRlHn4

Spaces are filling up fast for our school holiday workshops!

Micro:bit Madness (Ages 8-12): Come and explore the world of coding with micro:bits, a pocket-sized computer that you can code, customise and control to bring your digital ideas, games and apps to life! 🖥️

Junior Cranky Contraptions (Ages 6-8): A woodworking workshop for the junior Scientists, where you can make your own hand-cranked automata model with child friendly power tools! 🪚

Book now 👉 https://bit.ly/48vehvn

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New to the Scitech Planetarium: Ocean Odyssey! 🌊

Our climates, coastlines, ecosystems, and economies are tied to the perpetual movement of water between continents. The great ocean currents are the arteries and veins of Planet Earth! Containing stunning imagery and award-winning cinematography this film transport viewers deep into the blue heart of our planet—our oceans. 🌏

This show is on every weekend at 1pm and is for visitors over the age of 4.

Entry to the planetarium is included as part of your Scitech ticket. 🎟️

Book your tickets here 👉 https://bit.ly/3Gxo3RK

Meet a scientist at Scitech every Thursday in January!

🏃𝟰 & 𝟮𝟱 𝗝𝗮𝗻, 𝟭𝟮𝗽𝗺: Meet Professor Anthony Blazevich, Professor of Biomechanics in the School of Medical and Health Science at ECU. Learn about the impact of sports science research on our daily lives, and our extraterrestrial future!

🔥𝟭𝟭 𝗝𝗮𝗻, 𝟭𝟮𝗽𝗺: Meet Rui Scheidt Feix, Bushfire Data System Coordinator and help find the causes of a mystery fire.

🦮𝟭𝟴 𝗝𝗮𝗻, 𝟭𝟮𝗽𝗺: Find out how Guide Dogs and Assistance Dogs help change the lives of Western Australians living with low vision, blindness or disability.

Meet the Scientist is included as part of your Scitech ticket.

What's in the recipe book? 🤔

Find out in our 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄, Mix and Make!

Our presenter is silent during this show, so it's a delightfully colourful and entertaining performance! 🎨🎭 All about science you can try at home, we use household items, dress ups and ingredients to create concoctions with the help of audience volunteers, all to a musical soundtrack specially created by Envelope Audio.

There's more time to explore these school holidays, with doors open from 9am* daily (usually 9.30am)!

Book your tickets here 👉 https://bit.ly/3Gxo3RK

Scitech Explore your curiosity at Scitech, an engaging science discovery centre conveniently located in Perth

We're open all long weekend, including New Year's Day, from 9am - 4pm!

🦾 Explore our Human Potential feature exhibition and discover how technology can integrate with your body and enhance your abilities.

🎨 See our Mix and Make show, perfect for little scientists under 7, which is all about science you can try at home.

🔥🎈Ignite Your Curiosity in the Science Theatre with explosive experiments and audience participation.

Plus, loads more! Escape the heat and discover what's on at Scitech: https://bit.ly/3Gxo3RK

Back by popular demand. Calling all Pink Floyd fans.
Prepare to experience the legendary Dark Side of the Moon album like never before in the Scitech Planetarium!

Friday 19 January 2024
5pm or 6.45pm show

This is a truly immersive and all-encompassing surround sound and visual treat that will transcend reality and take you way beyond the realms of 2D experience! From “Speak to Me” to Eclipse”, each song has a different visual theme; some futuristically looking forward and some a retro acknowledgment to Pink Floyd’s visual history, all relating to a time and space experience.

This is a family friendly* event, suitable for ages 4+.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW: https://bit.ly/3RRlHn4

What’s the scariest ride at the show? And what makes a ride scary?

We sent two thrill seekers on various rides to put this to the ultimate test! Measuring heartrate, acceleration, as well as loudness of their screams! 🎢😱

Let us know your thoughts in the comments and check out our video for the results!

Extreme G-Force and Scream Meter: Testing the Scariest Rides at the Show! 🎢😱 What’s the scariest ride at the show? And what makes a ride scary? Scitech sent two thrill seekers on various rides to put this to the ultimate test! Measuri...

Scitech workshops are back for the school holidays! 🧪🧑‍🔬🔧

From fizzes and slimes to woodworking and coding, there’s something for all little scientists, aged 5-12 years old.

Workshops range in cost and duration, with some requiring adult supervision.

Book now 👉 https://bit.ly/48vehvn

Tomorrow, the summer solstice arrives. It is the longest day of the year with the Sun reaching its peak height in the sky, offering the most daylight and shortest night. 🌞

Find out more in our latest Sky Tonight update: 👉 https://bit.ly/3e10TbN

♻ Save your containers, pop them in our Containers for Change WA bins and help to fund a STEM program!

We're proud to be part of the Containers for Change scheme to encourage staff and visitors to dispose of single use drink containers sustainably.

As a not-for-profit, the 10c refund from each container donated goes towards programs such as the Schools Access Program which makes a Scitech excursion accessible to select primary schools with financial and transport barriers.

You can also support Scitech when returning containers to your local depot by using our member number C10617610.

🎄 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 🎄

Scitech will be closed on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, but we'll be open every day for the rest of the school holidays, including New Year's Day, from 9am - 4pm!*

Escape the heat and discover what's on at Scitech these holidays: https://bit.ly/48oTklN

*𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘰 9.30𝘢𝘮 - 4𝘱𝘮 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘭 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺𝘴.

Still looking for a gift this Christmas? Scitech memberships are a great year long gift, allowing endless fun throughout the year! 🎁

Memberships include many benefits such as access to special member only events, discounts at the Discovery Shop, and free entry to other partnering science centres around the world! 🌏

Light up their year 👉 https://bit.ly/3VnjVcy

Stay cool these School Holidays at Scitech!

🦾 Explore our Human Potential feature exhibition, and discover how technology can integrate with your body and enhance your abilities.

🫧 See our Mix and Make show, perfect for little scientists under 7, which is all about science you can try at home.

🔥🎈Ignite Your Curiosity in the Science Theatre with explosive experiments and audience participation.

🌊 Dive into the depths of Ocean Odyssey, a planetarium show that takes you on a journey through the heart of our planet's oceans.

🌏 Travel back in time with Birth of Planet Earth, a planetarium show that explores the origins of our solar system.

🧑🏻‍🔬 Meet inspiring scientists from ECU and Gude Dogs WA every Thursday from the second week in January.

🟦 Create, collaborate, and build with the Blue Blocks, with a new challenge every day.

There's more time to explore these school holidays, with doors open from 9am* daily (usually 9.30am)!

Book your tickets here 👉 https://bit.ly/3Gxo3RK

Don't miss the peak of the Geminids meteor shower tonight!

The timing around the New Moon and clear night skies means good visibility to potentially see dozens of meteors per hour streaking from the constellation Gemini.

Look north with a clear view of the horizon late tonight and into the early morning to see this spectacular show, well worth staying up for! 🌠🌠🌠

Find out more in our latest Sky Tonight update: 👉 https://www.scitech.org.au/explore/the-sky-tonight/

⚠ Please note that Scitech will be closing at 1pm this Friday 15 December, for our well-deserved end-of-year staff gathering.

We thank you for your understanding.

🚨 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀-𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲!

Until 24 December, Scitech Members receive 20% OFF storewide* in the Scitech Discovery Shop.

From robots and rockets to science lab kits and fossil dig sets, there's something for everyone from 1 to 100. Come and see Martin and the team for some great STEM-based stocking stuffers. 🎅🎁

*𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘴 𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 10% 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 25 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 2023.

Join us for a special Sensory Morning on Saturday 16 December. ✨

The environment will be tailored to sensory sensitive visitors by reducing visitor numbers, as well as screening a special planetarium show at 9.30am.

Scitech will be open to the general public at 9.30am, but sensory session visitors are welcome to extend their stay on the day for as long as they like.

Due to limited capacity of this event, online ticket bookings are essential. Book now: https://bit.ly/3uIN3Tg

Scitech Explore your curiosity at Scitech, an engaging science discovery centre conveniently located in Perth

Today is International Day of People with Disability.

At Scitech, we're committed to ensuring that all people have access to our Discovery Centre facilities, services and STEM learning.

One of the ways we do this is via our Sensory Morning Sessions, with our next session happening on Saturday 16 December. The environment will be tailored to sensory sensitive visitors by reducing visitor numbers, as well as screening a special planetarium show at 9.30am. To help prepare for your visit, we also recently released our Scitech Visual Story.

Due to limited capacity of this event, online ticket bookings are essential: https://bit.ly/418HYzW

It's Member December in the Scitech Discovery Shop! 🎁🎄

From today until 24 December 2023, Scitech Members receive 𝟮𝟬% 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲* at the Scitech Discovery Shop.

*Excludes vouchers. Scitech Member discount returns to 10% from 25 December 2023.

With NEW shows, a sensory morning session, a jam-packed school holiday program, our latest Human Potential feature exhibition to explore and more, science is cooler at Scitech in December!

𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:
🦾Human Potential 𝙉𝙀𝙒!

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱:
🎨Mix & Make (School Holidays) 𝙉𝙀𝙒!

𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲:
🥥Knowledge by Nature (Until 14 December)
⚡Ignite Your Curiosity (School Holidays)

𝗣𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗲𝘁 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄:
🦕Dinoshadows (Until 14 December)

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄𝘀:
👽We Are Aliens (Until 14 December)
🌏Beyond Earth (Until 14 December)
🛕Angkor, weekends only - (Until 10 December)
🌊Ocean Odyssey (School holidays weekends only) 𝙉𝙀𝙒!
💥Birth of Planet Earth (School Holidays)
✨A Little Space (School Holidays)

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀:
📆Member Preview Night (13 & 14 December - Scitech members only)
📆Sensory Morning (16 December)
📆School Holidays (16 December-31 January)
📆School Holiday Workshops (8-22 January)

See what else is coming up at Scitech: https://bit.ly/47FHTGs