Royal Air Force STEM resources

A collection of STEM resources from the Royal Air Force (RAF) Youth and STEM programme. Included are a selection of resources demonstrating how the RAF use technology to aid them in search and rescue operations and how the natural world inspires engineers to develop new products and designs.

The RAF Youth and STEM team run a national programme of STEM engagement that includes in-school STEM days, multi-activity days, competitions, residential courses and the development of downloadable learning resources.

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Earthquake

This resource provides a film which explains how the movement of the tectonic plates can cause earthquakes and tsunamis. Students are then introduced to a rescue operation to save the population of a string of islands known as the Snowpac chain. There has been a disastrous earthquake which has devastated this...

STEM activity book

Using the theme of the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy and engineering, this workbook contains a series of STEM activities suitable for primary pupils, such as wordsearches, puzzle hunts and a board game. 

Future of flight

The challenges in this resource invite pupils to explore innovations within flight technology. Explore the role of AI and machine learning and communication in aviation, investigate the forces of flight, experiment with material science and dig into the changes happening that are making flight technology more...

Aiming for awesome

These resources give students the opportunity to investigate the impact of science, technology, engineering and mathematics on a variety of technology used by the Royal Air Force. Resource themes include:

  • Aircraft design
  • RADAR
  • Speed records
  • Ejection seats
  • Code...

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