b'10 Partner News Winter 2023MODSULSTEMIC brings STEM to life at HMS Sultan HMS Sultan celebrated the exciting world of Royal Navy Engineering and STEM as young people from local schools visited HMS Sultan for the inaugural SULSTEMIC STEM event in June 2023.Around 220 pupils aged 12-15 enjoyed anIn Zone 3, RN Marine Engineers enabled action-packed day of interactive displaysthe young people get hands on building and activities showcasing how engineeringcircuit boards, experimenting with is at the heart of everything. In addition,generators, motors and pneumatics, codingI didnt realise how fully the children got to learn through interactiveand programming, and gas turbine bladetechnological everything tours and activities within the Sultans Marinedesigning and testing. was, I thought it was all a bit and Air Engineering Schools how Royal Navy engineers and technicians keep Royal NavyHeld with the support of industry and STEMold fashioned, but now Ive (RN) aircraft, ships and submarines drivingpartners including Babcock, Qinetic, BAE,actually seen it, its opened forwards on operations. Leonardo, Fujitsu, Rolls Royce and the Gosling Foundation, the day also gave teachers anmy eyes to see how advanced In Zone 1, RN Air Engineers introduced thealternative perspective of how STEM subjectsit all is, and how its going to young people to principles of fault diagnosiscan be delivered within the curriculum. in helicopters, aerodynamics, through a funcontinue to advance in the paper aeroplane challenge as well as theRoy Phillips, a science teacher at Admiralfuture.basics of how to conduct a flight service andLord Nelson School, attended along maintain Survival Equipment. with pupils from school years 810. Roy said: Its been absolutely fantastic. The In Zone 2, STEM specialists from acrossstudents have really enjoyed themselves.Vicky, Year 10 pupil, industry provided interactive stands andWeve got some of our top set studentsAdmiral Lord Nelson Schooldisplays, including tech trucks, robots,and theyve just had so much fun. Theyve Unmanned Air Vehicles, vintage vehicles andreally enjoyed the opportunity to get into displays of futuristic equipment including asome of the helicopters and be hands on two-tonne walking hexapod robot. with so much stuff.'