Pupils from Dunoon Primary School discovered the world of nano-science with researchers from the University of Strathclyde. The ReallySmallScience group, led by Joy Leckie from the Chemical Engineering Department at Strathclyde, demonstrated nano-science to P3 and 4 classes using hands-on experiments. Each class learned how tiny nano-sized things are and that everyday items such as wobbly jelly naturally contain lots of nano-things.

The pupils got a chance to be scientists for the day, by making their own ‘nanojellies’ and working on posters which will be judged in a few weeks. Certificates will be awarded to all the pupils who took part and prizes for the winning poster from each class.

Joy Leckie, former Dunoon resident said: “It was great to come back to my home town of Dunoon and offer a fun day of science to the pupils. The classes were a joy to work with and I’m looking forward to coming back to see the finished posters.”

Krystyna Duncan, ReallySmallScience member and PhD student from Strathclyde University, helped out on the day. Krystyna said: “It was great fun to go back to primary school for the day and engage with the children to give them a taste of science. Everyone had fun participating in experiments and posters. Hopefully we have inspired some future scientists.”

Elaine Stewart, acting Depute Headteacher of Dunoon Primary said: “We had very positive feedback from the staff who really enjoyed themselves as well.”