Resources by Royal Air Force (RAF)
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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...
Aircraft design
The aim of this resource is to give students the opportunity to investigate the science, technology, engineering and mathematics 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.
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Biomimicry
This resource looks at how biomimicry enables engineers to take ideas from the natural world to develop new products and designs. The specific example of gecko tape is used to illustrate this. Students play a game of pairs where they need to match technology with the animal or plant which inspired its development....
A series of resources for primary and secondary-aged pupils based around the theme of King Charles III’s coronation aimed at developing their knowledge and skills in Design & Technology and Engineering.
Code breaking
The aim of this resource is to give students the opportunity to investigate the impact of science, technology, engineering and mathematics 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...
Create a royal portrait
In this activity, aimed at primary-aged pupils, children will design and create an A4 sized collage portrait of King Charles III to celebrate the coronation, using recycled materials. Portraits might also include objects such as his crown, throne or sceptre and/or a background to represent London, the United...
Create a stone garden
In this activity, primary pupils make use of the theme of the King’s coronation to design a stone garden in the style of a flag or other item to commemorate the event. They will consider the design brief for the criteria, use a template to produce a design on paper, consider the scale for the final display and...
Cyber control
Explore cyber control through this activity pack, looking at networks of connected devices. It covers:
- The benefits of devices connected via the internet and scenarios to consider
- The dangers of hacking
- A programming task using the micro:bit using Bluetooth
- A sorting images...
Design a coronation throne
In this activity, aimed at primary-aged pupils, children will design a coronation throne for the coronation of King Charles III that incorporates modern technologies. Pupils will also think about how to communicate their design ideas using sketches, notes and annotations.
Design a royal carriage
In this activity, aimed at secondary-aged pupils, the students will design a new carriage that is powered by electricity for the King’s coronation. They will consider the design brief and criteria for the carriage before sketching and...