Rolls-Royce

We work together

Rolls-Royce is a proud, long-term partner of The Scouts, working with us to spark curiosity and confidence in young people through Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

For many years, they’ve supported the Cub and Scout Scientist Activity Badges, and we’re thrilled that the partnership has now grown to include Squirrels’ Exciting Experiments, Beavers’ Experiment, and the Explorers’ STEM Badge too.

Science isn’t just something you learn in school, it’s a way of thinking, exploring and understanding the world around you. That’s why we believe it’s important for young people to get hands-on with science from an early age and keep learning throughout their lives.

Through these activities, young people don't just discover the fun of experiments and science, they also build essential skills for life, like teamwork, creative thinking and problem solving. Together with Rolls-Royce, we’re helping young people gain the confidence and skills they need to succeed, wherever life takes them.

Activities and resources

We have lots of amazing activities to get stuck into for working on your Scientist Activity Badge.

You can also try these Rolls-Royce activities from previous issues of our Partnerships Magazine, Make Do Share.

• Comic Chemistry: Investigate the science behind some
  classic Scouts activities and draw comics about them.
• Instant Chemistry: See how chemical reactions affect different
  materials.
• Hazardous Earth: Find out how to recreate a mini-tornado and a lava-flowing volcano.
• Make a Rainforest: Recreate the micro-climate of the Amazon on a tiny scale.
• Sink or Swim: Discover the effect of salt on buoyancy and the importance of salt levels in the sea.
• Send a Secret Message: Use vinegar to make invisible ink and write secret messages.
• Making a Difference: Come up with a green idea and use engineering to help change the world.

About Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce has been at the forefront of innovation for more than 100 years, helping to power, protect and connect the modern world. Throughout their history, they have developed ground-breaking technologies, from founding expertise in internal combustion engines to providing the world’s most powerful and efficient aero-engines.

Today, their engineers design, build and maintain systems that provide mission-critical power in the air, on land and at sea. As the world’s population grows, and urban populations increase, a new approach to building and powering cities and developing more sustainable transportation is urgently needed. Rolls-Royce believes in the positive, transforming potential of technology as the solution to some of the world’s most pressing challenges, placing the transition to net zero at the heart of everything they do. 

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) is the foundation of engineering excellence, but innovation takes curiosity, creativity, collaboration and much more. That’s why Rolls-Royce is working in partnership with Scouts to inspire young people about the role that STEM plays in finding solutions to the complex challenges we face, and to equip them with critical skills for a successful future.