Young scientists are preparing to become space biologists and embark on a voyage of discovery by growing seeds that have been into space.

In September last year, 2kg of rocket seeds were flown to the International Space Station (ISS) where they will spend several months in microgravity before returning to Earth in March.

One of the schools to receive a share of the seeds is The Winns Primary School, in Fleeming Road, Walthamstow.

The seeds have been sent as part of Rocket Science, an educational project launched by the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) campaign for school gardening and the UK Space Agency.

The Winns Primary School will receive a packet of 100 seeds from space, which they will grow alongside seeds that have not been to space and measure the differences over seven weeks.

The children will not know which seed packet contains which seeds until all results have been collected by the RHS Campaign for School Gardening and analysed by professional biostatisticians.

Mr Millen, science co-ordinator at The Winns said: “We are very excited to be taking part in Rocket Science.

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