RAF100: Medicine, War & Rescue

The last 100 years has seen major developments in battlefield medicine. Aeromedical evacuation has played a vital role in rescue and rehabilitation.

The introductory video “Medical Evacuation” explores the role of the RAF in in bringing injured soldiers, at land or sea, to medical help.

In the history activity, students explore medical treatments during times of conflict and the impact of new medical techniques over the last 100 years.

In the STEM activity, students design a sea rescue light. As an extension, they can research prosthetic rehabilitation and design their own prosthesis.

The aim of this resource is to give students the opportunity to investigate the STEM behind aircraft design. Students will explore the forces acting on an aircraft during flight and use the iterative design process to design and improve the perfect paper aircraft.

The aim of this resource is to give students the opportunity to investigate the impact of STEM on radar technology. Students explore the how to build structures, then design and build their own radar tower.

The aim of this resource is to give students the opportunity to investigate the STEM behind travelling at speed. Students will explore the maths and science of calculating speed before investigating vortices created by wing tips.

The aim of this resource is to give students the opportunity to investigate the STEM involved in designing ejection seats. Students will explore the impact of ejecting from an aircraft on the human body and design an ejection seat for a bottle rocket.

The aim of this resource is to give students the opportunity to investigate the impact of STEM on code breaking and security using the Cold War and espionage as a hook. Students make their own code wheel based on the Caesar cipher and explore the maths behind codebreaking.

The aim of this resource is to give students the opportunity to investigate the STEM behind satellite communications. Students will take part in an interactive demonstration of a satellite network and use scientific investigation to learn how the law of reflection is used in a satellite receiver.

The aim of this resource is to give students the opportunity to investigate the RAF use STEM skills when delivering humanitarian aid. Students will design and make a lander for aid delivered by aircraft.

The aim of this resource is to give students the opportunity to investigate how the RAF use STEM skills when planning a mission. Students will use maths to work out how to pack an aircraft effectively.

The aim of this resource is to give students the opportunity to investigate the use of STEM when controlling Remotely Piloted Air Systems. Students will use computing and maths skills to create a flight plan for RPAS.