February Half Term 2025 – STEM Week Midlands
15 February - 23 February 2025
Come on over to the RAF Museum Midlands for some fun activities this February Half Term 2025 for STEM Week! Climb inside the Galileo Dome mobile planetarium and watch stunning films, build a Lego character and see them fall to safety with a parachute, or see if you can identify the location of hidden laboratory with our Search The Entire Museum trail. Come back to see what new activities are added closer to the time!
Planetarium
There are three different shows happening this half term. A 30-Minute show suitable for all the family including little ones, featuring Astronaut George. A 45-minute show suitable for families with children aged six and above; and a 60-minute show suitable for anyone over ten years old, featuring We Are Aliens! Due to limited space inside the dome, this is best to book in advance to guarantee your space. So climb inside the Galileo Dome and watch the amazing show.
30-Minute Show
Location: Hangar 1
Date: 15th – 18th February 2025
Timings: 10:20am-10:50am and 12:30pm-1pm
Ticket Price: £5 per person
Recommended Age: 3+
45-Minute Show
Location: Hangar 1
Date: 15th – 18th February 2025
Timings: 11:20am-12:05pm and 1:30pm-2:15pm
Ticket Price: £6 per person
Recommended Age: 6+
60-Minute Show
Location: Hangar 1
Date: 15th – 18th February 2025
Timings: 2:45pm-3:45pm
Ticket Price: £7 per person
Recommended Age: 10+
A Volatile History of Chemistry Show
Come to our Lecture Theatre and watch a thrilling, interactive show explaining the history of chemistry! This involves lots of fun experiments, how things react with each other, with lots of information and laughs!
Location: Lecture Theatre in National Cold War Exhibition hangar
Date: 21st – 23rd February 2025
Timings: 11am, 1pm, and 2:30pm
Ticket Price: £6 per person
Recommended Age: 5+
Search The Entire Museum trail
Professor Spark has a hidden laboratory somewhere and has threatened to unleash all the scary things they’ve been working on. We need YOU to find where the hidden lab is so we can shut it down before things get heated. Can you solve clues and puzzles throughout the Museum to help us find this hidden threat? You can prebook a booklet, or buy on the day!
Location: Museum-Wide
Date: 15th – 23rd February 2025
Timings: At your own leisure
Ticket Price: £3
Recommended Age: 5+
Radios and More
With help from TDARs, come and learn about military-inspired communication displays including a Morse Code activity. Experience talks about taking pictures from space using a high-altitude balloon, and adventurous radio, portable operating and more! Also see an 80’s military Land Rover with a live radio, and see how important radio still is in a modern setting.
Location: Test Flight hangar
Date: 15th-16th February 2025
Timings: All Day
Ticket Price: Free
Recommended Age: 5+
Quadcopters and More
With help from Raytheon Company, come and have a go at this free activity where you can learn to fly a quadcopter. Located in the National Cold War Exhibition hangar and there is no need to pre-book!
Location: National Cold War Exhibition Hangar – Near the Mig
Date: 17th – 21st February 2025
Timings: All Day
Ticket Price: Free
Recommended Age: 5+
Flight Simulators and More
With help from GE Aerospace, come and have a go at this free activity set including flight simulators, product demonstrations and more!
Location: National Cold War Exhibition Hangar – Underneath the Vulcan
Date: 17th – 21st February 2025
Timings: All Day
Ticket Price: Free
Recommended Age: 5+
Telescopes and More
With help from Shropshire Astronomical Society, come and learn with space-based tabletop activities and workshops including telescopes! Located in the Test Flight hangar, this free, fun, and interactive display will have you going cosmic! No need to book, just turn up and learn.
Location: Test Flight hangar
Date: 21st – 23rd February 2025
Timings: All Day
Ticket Price: Free
Recommended Age: 5+
Lego Chutes
Build your Lego character and see if physics works by dropping them off the first floor in the National Cold War Exhibition with a parachute. You do not need to pre-book this event. Lego is always a popular activity and we are bringing it back with style to test science to its limit!
Location: National Cold War Exhibition Hangar – Underneath the Vulcan and by the Submarines.
Date: 15th – 23rd February 2025
Timings: 10:30am-12:30pm and 1:30pm-3:30pm
Ticket Price: Free
Recommended Age: 5+
