Schoolchildren are preparing to become space biologists by growing seeds that have been into space.

In September, schoolchildren from Shenley Primary School sent 2kg of rocket seeds to the International Space Station (ISS) where they spent several months in microgravity.

The seeds were sent as part of Rocket Science, an educational project launched by the RHS Campaign for School Gardening and the UK Space Agency.

Katy Longley, head teacher at Shenley Primary School, said: “We are very excited to be taking part in Rocket Science.

“This experiment is a fantastic way of teaching our pupils to think more scientifically and share their findings with the whole school and community.”

The school was one of the 10,000 schools to receive a packet of 100 seeds from space which they will grow alongside seeds that haven’t been to space and measure the difference.

Rocket Science is just one educational project from a programme developed by the UK Space Agency to celebrate British ESA astronaut Tim Peake’s Principia mission to the ISS.

The nationwide science experiment will enable children to think more about how we could preserve human life on another planet in the future.