Children from Kehelland School swapped their classrooms for the historic setting of King Edward Mine (KEM) at Troon.
The aim of their visit during National Science and Engineering Week was to try out hands-on, challenge-based workshops centred on science, maths and engineering themes.
Lesley Allen, King Edward Mine's education officer, who has a background in science teaching, said: "The new schools' programme is part of a larger project which will eventually include a Young Engineers interactive gallery.
"We have been working closely with local schools to develop ideas that support science, technology and maths learning in the classroom."
The workshops identify real life objects from around the site and use them to develop the students' understanding of the world around them.
Water has already proved a popular topic with students discovering how water is used in industry for power, cooling machinery and sorting materials.
The older Kehelland School pupils took part in a maths challenge and weighed, measured and counted their way around the site.
One of their challenges was to calculate the height of the mine chimney.
Younger pupils investigated the materials involved in mining, from the tallow candles to the tin ore, and how they can be sorted, refined and used.
Other schools that visit KEM will be building models of a mine headgear, testing how much 'ore' they can support in a skip, and investigating pulleys and cogs.
Future education plans include access to an ecological and archaeological trail around the grounds.
Ms Allen can be contacted through the KEM website for more details. www.kingedwardmine.co.uk
The aim of their visit during National Science and Engineering Week was to try out hands-on, challenge-based workshops centred on science, maths and engineering themes.
Lesley Allen, King Edward Mine's education officer, who has a background in science teaching, said: "The new schools' programme is part of a larger project which will eventually include a Young Engineers interactive gallery.
"We have been working closely with local schools to develop ideas that support science, technology and maths learning in the classroom."
The workshops identify real life objects from around the site and use them to develop the students' understanding of the world around them.
Water has already proved a popular topic with students discovering how water is used in industry for power, cooling machinery and sorting materials.
The older Kehelland School pupils took part in a maths challenge and weighed, measured and counted their way around the site.
One of their challenges was to calculate the height of the mine chimney.
Younger pupils investigated the materials involved in mining, from the tallow candles to the tin ore, and how they can be sorted, refined and used.
Other schools that visit KEM will be building models of a mine headgear, testing how much 'ore' they can support in a skip, and investigating pulleys and cogs.
Future education plans include access to an ecological and archaeological trail around the grounds.
Ms Allen can be contacted through the KEM website for more details. www.kingedwardmine.co.uk
