A short story set in WWII that is accompanied by a Gosport Tube and Spitfire Maths STEM activity
The RAF Museum’s writer in residence – children’s author Tom Palmer – has collaborated with the RAF Youth and STEM Team to write two short stories set in the Second World War. Based around famous inventions and their innovators during the wartime period, both stories are accompanied by STEM activities written by the RAF Museum. This Letter looks at how pilots communicated to each other and then shows students how to replicate the technology of a Gosport tube using cups and string. The maths activity challenges student knowledge of Speed, Time and Distance calculations to look at some of the Spitfire’s capability.
A full set of Top Trump Cards and rules based on current and historical RAF aircraft.
RAF Tempest Activity Book. A collection of free printable activities for primary aged students produced in collaboration with David Wilkinson.
A book produced by RAFAC full of useful interviews, information and STEM activities linked to the current RAF Space and Cyber programs.
A selection of RAF STEM introductory animated video’s (different timelengths and or female/male first person narration) for RAF SAs to use at the start of presentations/school workshops.
Feed the Troop board game cards referred to within the Primary Activity Resource Booklet
A series of STEM activities suitable for use within KS1 and 2. Consists of activities such as wordsearch, wordfind, puzzle hunts and a board game.
A reference leaflet, produced in conjunction with the Institute of Physics, providing ideas to encourage more participation in STEM Clubs by girls.
Video demonstrating how to use pre-printed Dakota, F35, Red Arrow and Lancaster Paper Planes