A primary school in Sloane Square will get an out-of-this-world experience when they plant seeds that have been taken to space.
As part of a national experiment, Holy Trinity CE Primary School, on the border of Knightsbridge and Chelsea, is to receive a packet of 100 seeds which were part of a 2kg load flown to the International Space Station (ISS) in September 2015.
The seeds will be back on the planet after several months in microgravity at the end of March, where some of them will be handed to Holy Trinity children to plant.
Students are due to plant them alongside seeds which have not been to space to see how they differ.
Science co-ordinator at Holy Trinity Ms Nabi 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.
"We love science at our school and have regular Wacky Wednesdays where all the children carry out science investigations."
The project began as part of Rocket Science, an educational project launched by the RHS Campaign for School Gardening and the UK Space Agency.
Rocket Science is just one project from a programme created by the UK Space Agency.
Developed to celebrate British ESA astronaut Tim Peake’s Principia mission to the ISS, it also aims to inspire young people to look into careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects.
Project leaders are hoping it will encourage more conversations amongst pupils about preserving human life on another planet in the future and the difficulties surrounding growing fresh food in challenging climates.
