Key Stage 2

What was Christmas like during the Second World War?

Join us this festive season to discover some of the joys and challenges of celebrating Christmas during the Second World War. In this hour-long workshop, pupils will be transported back to the 1940s to explore some of the stories of those who spent Christmas away from their loved ones while serving in the RAF. In the spirit of ‘make-do and mend’ pupils will take part in some festive pastimes.

Curriculum Links: History

Cost: £75.00 per class

Workshop length: up to 60 minutes

How did people stay safe during Second World War air raids?

Travel back to 1940 to explore what life was like on the Home Front and meet an Air Raid Warden who will encourage you to stay safe during blackouts, gas attacks and air raids. Can anyone guess what the mystery objects are?

Curriculum links: History

Cost: £75.00 per class onsite; £35.00 for online

Workshop length: up to 60 minutes onsite; up to 45 minutes online

What was life like for school children during the Second World War?

Experience what it was like to be a pupil in a wartime classroom. Get into character and take part in a 1940s lesson complete with a strict teacher, arithmetic and an air raid. Come dressed in 1940s clothing for an even more immersive experience.

Curriculum links: History

Cost: £75.00 per class

Workshop length: up to 60 minutes

How do levers, pulleys, and simple mechanisms make our lives easier and help us lift large loads?

Follow a humanitarian aid package on its journey to explore how levers, pulleys and simple mechanisms make our lives easier. Get hands-on to discover how we can lift heavy loads with ease and transport them all around the world.

Curriculum links: Science – mechanisms, levers, pulleys, gears

Cost: £75.00 per class

Workshop length: up to 60 minutes

How has aviation impacted your local area? (Hendon, Hatfield or Leavesden)

Aviation was huge in Hendon and Hertfordshire during the 20th century. Add some real-life experiences to your Local History unit with one of our workshops. Focused on Hendon, Hatfield or Leavesden, these explore the impact of aviation companies such as Grahame-White, Handley Page or de Havilland on the development of these areas.

Curriculum links: Local History

Cost: £75.00 per class

Workshop length: up to 60 minutes

How were aeroplanes used in the First World War?

Only 11 years after the first powered flight, aeroplanes took to the skies in the First World War. Find out how this new technology was used and get hands-on with real and replica First World War objects to discover stories of the brave men and women of the air forces.

Curriculum links: History

Cost: £75.00 per class

Workshop length: up to 60 minutes

Were pilots the only heroes of the Battle of Britain?

Onsite session

Working in groups, pupils explore objects, uniforms and flight clothing to find out about some of the heroes of the Battle of Britain. Each group creates a presentation to tell the story of their hero to the class, enabling pupils to discover the various roles and contributions of the men and women of the RAF who helped protect Britain from invasion.

Curriculum links: Theme in British History

Cost: £75.00 per class

Workshop length: up to 60 minutes

Online session

Following an overview of the Battle of Britain with our short 'Our Finest Hour' film, pupils will discover the amazing stories of some of the men and women who helped defend the country from invasion in 1940.This virtual workshop will feature an opportunity for discussion and conclude with a Q and A.

Curriculum links: Theme in British History

Cost: £35.00

Workshop length: up to 60 minutes

What roles and contributions have men and women of African and Caribbean descent played in the RAF?

Join us for a journey through time exploring the lives of RAF service men and women
from African and Caribbean heritage. In this workshop, we’ll be travelling from the First World War to the Second World War and on to modern times. At the Museum, these incredible stories are brought to life in the aircraft hangars, while online, they are dramatized, with the children involved in a Q and A with the live facilitator.

Curriculum links: History, PSHE and Citizenship

Cost: £75.00 per class onsite; £35.00 online 

Workshop length: up to 60 minutes

Do you have the skills needed to be a pilot?

Do your students have what it takes to be RAF Pilots? Can they navigate their way around a complicated route and do they have lightning reflexes? Find out in our exciting workshop where students use a micro:bit and coding to test their skills.

Curriculum skills: Computing

Cost: £110.00 per class

Workshop length: up to 90 minutes

What can diaries, letters and memoirs tell us about the experiences of the men and women of the RAF?

Explore the wide range of RAF roles and experiences using a variety of written and oral sources including memoirs, diaries and letters. Pupils then use these as inspiration to write their own bluey or postcard.

Curriculum links: Literacy and History

Cost: £110.00 per class

Workshop length: up to 90 minutes

How do aircraft fly and how can we survive up high?

Ever wondered how aircraft fly and just how we can survive up high? Through experiments and demonstrations, find out about the physics of flight and the science behind aviation in this fast-paced show. 

Curriculum links: Science

Cost: £75.00 per class ( can accommodate up to six classes in one session)

Workshop length: up to 60 minutes

In our full-day outreach offer, we can deliver three 60-minute activities for your students. Though sessions are a set length, we aim to fit the start times around your school day.
For capacity and space requirements, all activities require a hall.

Cost: £400 (day rate)

Our current activities are:

Science Show
Can accommodate as many students as your hall allows

How do aircraft fly and how can we survive up high?

Workshops
Can accommodate one class per workshop

Select from:

Rockets

Find out the history and science behind rockets, then make and launch your own.

Parachutes

What makes a good parachute? Your students will find out in this interactive workshop, culminating in them building and testing their own parachute designs.

Please note that if you would like workshops, due to staffing, equipment and transport, you will need to select either Rockets or Parachutes.

Outreach Individual Show Rate - £200

If you’re looking for an assembly with a difference or would like to wow your students with one of our Science Shows, we can come to you!

Available for schools in the following locations:

Offered to schools in the following locations: Barnet, Brent, Camden, Chesham, Cheshunt, Dunstable, Ealing, Enfield, Epping, Hackney, Hammersmith & Fulham, Haringey, Harrow, Hatfield, Hemel Hempstead, Hertford, Hillingdon, Hitchin, Hounslow, Kensington & Chelsea, Kings Langley, Leighton Buzzard, Letchworth, Luton, Potters Bar, St Albans, Stevenage, Tring, Waltham Forest, Ware, Welwyn Garden City, Westminster

Outreach day structure:

All outreach full-day bookings will consist of a Science Show, and then for the remaining two timeslots you can pick between repeats of the Science Show to reach more of your students, or workshops which pick up on the themes introduced in the Science Show. Workshops are suitable for individual classes.

What schools need to provide:

Parking for one vehicle (and congestion charge payment if applicable), access to water and a sink to clean equipment, access to electricity supply and to a HDMI connection, a projector, a stage or some form of staging so that the presenter can be seen by the children.

Please email learning-london@rafmuseum.org if you are interested in having the Science Show at your school.