Key Stage 3
All of our fun, enquiry-based workshops are designed to put students in the shoes of real scientists and engineers as they discover for themselves the real world applications of their knowledge.
The Price is Right
Put your maths to the test and learn about how economics played a part in the grounding of Concorde and what you could do to fix this. Become budding entrepreneurs and investigate the economics of different ticket classes. Design your own passenger cabin. Can your design make more money than British Airways did from Concorde tickets?
- Business, Economics and Maths
Blast-off Rockets
Explore the key achievements on the road to human flight and space travel. Uncover the physics of escaping the Earth. Discover the science behind how rockets are shaped and powered for space travel. Create, test and optimise your own paper rocket design ready for launch.
- Science (Physics)
Mission to Mars: Winning Prototypes
Discover the importance of the role of an engineer and explore potential developments in the future of aerospace. Look to the future of aerospace engineering by developing a prototype of a new Mars rover. Work as a team to design, build and test your design. Compete with your classmates to meet the criteria of a design brief and produce the best prototype for the mission.
- Science, Maths and DT
Layer it up
Explore the different materials used to make aircraft past and present. Learn all about composite materials and how they have become so important in twenty first century manufacturing. Make your own composite by layering different materials and carry out an experiment to test its strength.
- Science (Physics)
Planning your school visit?
Read our School FAQ for everything you need to know for a smooth-running day, from the moment you arrive to completing a risk assessment.
School Prices
Museum entry is £8 per child.
For school groups of more than 20 children, workshops are an additional £3 per child. For smaller groups a flat rate of £60 per workshop is applied.
1 free adult entry is available per 6 children booked.
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Sponsors of the Aerospace Bristol learning programme
“We realise what can be achieved through maths now.”
“Students were encouraged and praised throughout the sessions and this ensured they all had a positive and successful experience. The workshops offered opportunities that are hard to accomplish in a school setting, thus the day was a whole is a completely different learning experience.”