EDUCATION - Overview
The Museum of Army Flying Education Team aims to offer visitors an enjoyable and varied learning experience.
Useful Links:
1 - Keystage 1
2 - Keystage 2
3 - Keystage 3
5 - Making the most of your Visit
6 - Gallery
Our wide ranging collection is an effective resource for stimulating learning for all our visitors, whether self led or as part of a more structured workshop. Groups of all ages are welcome to the museum. Although at present our school service is focused at the Primary level, activities are available for under 5s and pre-school visits.
Much of the material in the museum links in with KS3 and KS4 history and can be used to enhance Citizenship and Science work. We aim to develop further services for learning in the future as more of our collection is put on show and on the internet.
Photograph: Propaganda Poster.
Science and Technology Days KS1, KS2, KS3
MADFLAPS at the Museum of Army Flying
The museum, in partnership with Madflaps, is able to offer larger schools visiting the museum a more extensive range of workshops to choose from and a more flexible programme of activities.
All workshops link to the National Curriculum, with some linked to history and famous people of the past.
The museum can accommodate up to 100 children at one time. The minimum number of pupils for our Science and Technology Days is 50.
Main themes:
'Shelters' Make your own tent and survival shelter. |
'Friction, Forces and Resistance' A workshop looking at forces and friction, |
'Floating and Sinking' Building parachutes, hot air balloons, rafts, gliders and airships. |
'Kites and String Bags' Flying wings and large structures based on |
'Fast Flyer Workshop' Paper planes, auto gliders, spinners, seed dispersal, paper rockets and wind power. |
'Women's Innovation and Exploration in Flight' Those magnificent women in their flying machines. |
'Flying, Flapping and Spinning' Planes, wings, boomerangs, kites and helicopters. |
'Operation Weather Workshop' Windsox sculptures, build a weather station, wind direction and air pressure. |
* Science and Technology days are charged at a higher rate and require pre-booking.
To speak to a member of our education team and book a free preview visit or assembly:
please call 01264 784421
or email education@flying-museum.org.uk
Please note booking is essential for all school visits.