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Introduction

The Royal Australian Air Force provides air and space power for Australia's security. It is the youngest of the three armed Services in the Australian Defence Force (ADF), the uniformed part of the Australian Government Department of Defence. The Royal Australian Air Force is the second-oldest independent and permanent air force in the world (after Britain's Royal Air Force).

Below are links to the Royal Australian Air Force educational material posted on FTfs:

Student PC Multimedia

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Science and Technology and Society and the Environment	AP-3C Orion Check Flight 3D interactive RAAF Base Amberley crossword RAAF Base Edinburgh fact or fiction quiz Air Force Balloon Flight game of skill	lower middle upper Go	lower upper Go

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AP-3C Orion Check Flight 3D interactive
RAAF Base Amberley crossword
RAAF Base Edinburgh fact or fiction quiz
Air Force Balloon Flight game of skill

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Lesson Ideas & Student Activity Sheets

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Society and the Environment	Royal Australian Air Force: Curriculum-linked lesson and activity ideas and seven printable student activity sheets about the Royal Australian Air Force and its aircraft, airbases and operations. There are also three interactives.	lower middle upper Go	lower upper Go
Science and Technology	Air Force Balloon: Curriculum-linked lesson and activity ideas and five printable student activity sheets about Air Force Balloons. There is also a student interactive.	lower middle upper Go	lower upper Go
Science and Technology	Air Force Balloon: Curriculum-linked lesson and activity ideas and five printable student activity sheets about Air Force Balloons. There is also a student interactive.	lower middle upper Go

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Society and the Environment

Royal Australian Air Force: Curriculum-linked lesson and activity ideas and seven printable student activity sheets about the Royal Australian Air Force and its aircraft, airbases and operations. There are also three interactives.

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Science and Technology

Air Force Balloon: Curriculum-linked lesson and activity ideas and five printable student activity sheets about Air Force Balloons. There is also a student interactive.

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Science and Technology

Air Force Balloon: Curriculum-linked lesson and activity ideas and five printable student activity sheets about Air Force Balloons. There is also a student interactive.

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Facts & Articles for Students

LEARNING AREA	TITLE	PRIMARY	MIDDLE YEARS
Society and the Environment	Royal Australian Air Force: Interesting facts about the Royal Australian Air Force and its aircraft, airbases and operations.	lower middle upper Go	lower upper Go
Science and Technology	Air Force Balloon: Facts about Air Force Balloons, how hot-air balloons fly, as well as facts about the Royal Australian Air Force and some of their aircraft.	lower middle upper Go	lower upper Go
Science and Technology	Air Force Balloon: Facts about Air Force Balloons, how hot-air balloons fly, as well as facts about the Royal Australian Air Force and some of their aircraft.	lower middle upper Go

LEARNING AREA

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PRIMARY

MIDDLE YEARS

Society and the Environment

Royal Australian Air Force: Interesting facts about the Royal Australian Air Force and its aircraft, airbases and operations.

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Science and Technology

Air Force Balloon: Facts about Air Force Balloons, how hot-air balloons fly, as well as facts about the Royal Australian Air Force and some of their aircraft.

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upper

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Science and Technology

Air Force Balloon: Facts about Air Force Balloons, how hot-air balloons fly, as well as facts about the Royal Australian Air Force and some of their aircraft.

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middle

upper