Year 6 STEM Day
The RAF Museum London is proud to be hosting our free Year 6 STEM Days sponsored by RAF Youth and STEM. On Tuesday 23 June and Wednesday 24 June 2026, we will invite three schools to the RAF Museum for an exciting day that will get your students taking part in some great STEM activities and exploring our incredible museum.
On Tuesday 23 June, the Year 6 STEM Day will be available to girls only in honour of International Women in Engineering Day.
Your students will take part in a round robin of the following STEM activities. All activities are hands-on and encourage teamwork and problem solving, as well as exploring STEM topics in an immersive environment.
Humanitarian Aid Bridge Challenge – Your students will work in teams to construct a bridge. They will then go through a rigorous strength test to see which bridge is best.
Coding – Students will take part in a coding activity. Using code to navigate a Sphero robotic ball through a course.
RAF Museum Hunt- Students will explore the RAF Museum, looking at our fantastic collections and searching for answers.
On each day we welcome three schools with a maximum of 30 places available per school. Dates will be released with a set application period followed by a draw to select our attending schools.
Priority will be given to schools with a higher number of Pupil Premium students.
Applications will open week commencing Monday 27 April 2026
If you would like to apply for a space at the event please complete the application form at this link:
https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/YQxWNGHuyn
Year 6 STEM Days will also take place on:
Thu 12 & Fri 13 November 2026 – Applications will open week commencing Monday 14 September 2026
RAF Satellite Challenge – Upper KS2
In Spring term 2027, we will invite six schools over two days to the RAF Museum to explore the science behind satellites and devise their own solutions to help bring a satellite safely back to Earth from space. Classes will be competing in small groups to design and build satellite solutions to protect from the heat of re-entry, slow a satellite down through the air, and bring it to a safe landing.
We will be investigating:
Heat and Temperature
Insulation
Forces and Air Resistance
All activities will be hands-on and will involve teamwork and problem solving.
On each day we welcome three schools with a maximum of 30 places available per school. Dates will be released with a set application period followed by a random draw to select our attending schools.
Priority will be given to schools with a higher number of Pupil Premium students.
The application window will be advertised here when the dates for Satellite Challenge 2027 are confirmed.
Please return to this page later in the year for more details.