Key Stage 1 Educational Activities

Aeronauts Interactive Centre

The gallery has over 40 hands on experiments to help students to understand the science of flight. Topics such as air resistance, friction, balances, circuits, light and reflection and G-Forces are covered. Worksheets tailored for Key Stages 1 and 2 are available on this website.

Schools booking other education programmes are timetabled to make a self guided visit to Aeronauts.

Specialised talks and demonstrations can be provided upon request.

Activity type: Museum staff led workshop
Key Stage: 1 and 2
National Curriculum links: Key Stages 1 and 2: Sc1 Scientific enquiry, Sc3 Materials and their properties, Sc4 Physical processes.
Duration: Approximately 45 minutes
Cost: £10
Class Size: Maximum 30 children per class, 3 classes per day.
Timetables for a complete museum visit are provided.

Helicopters

Children learn how helicopters fly by exploring our helicopter collection and cutting and folding paper rotors which are then test flown!

Activity type: Museum staff led workshop
Key Stage: Reception & Year 1 classes
National Curriculum links: Sc1 Scientific enquiry, Sc3 Materials and their Properties, Sc4 Physical Processes - Forces and Motion
Duration: Approximately 45 minutes
Cost: £15 per class
Class size: Maximum 30 children per class, 3 classes per day.
Timetables for a complete museum visit are provided.

Art

Children are welcome to do first-hand observation drawings of our aircraft in the various aircraft halls. However we ask that children use only dry media.

Photography is also allowed throughout the museum.

Cost: Free
Timetables for a complete museum visit can be provided.