CPC stduents to grow seeds from space!

Pupils at Cross and Passion College are preparing to become space biologists and embark on a voyage of discovery by growing seeds that have been into space.
By The Newsroom
Published 19th Nov 2015, 07:00 BST
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In September, 2kg of rocket seeds were flown to the International Space Station (ISS) on Soyuz 44S where they will spend several months in microgravity before returning to Earth in March 2016. The seeds have been sent as part of Rocket Science, an educational project launched by the RHS Campaign for School Gardening and the UK Space Agency. Cross and Passion College will be one of up to 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 differences over seven weeks. The Pupils won’t 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.

Ms McGookin, Science Teacher at Cross and Passion College, says: “This experiment is a fantastic way of teaching our pupils to think more scientifically and share their findings with the whole school and community.” Follow the project on Twitter: @RHSSchools #RocketScience