The school was one of 300 schools, scout groups and Australian Air Force Cadets across the country that were selected in 2020 to record findings from wattle seeds that were sent into space and others that were not.

Year 5 and 6 students from the school's environmental committee sent a submission in 2020 called 'From Little Things, Big Things Grow', which is something students and staff will observe in the years to come.

The project has been passed onto this year's environmental committee, where students record their observations and the comparisons on how the different sets of seeds germinate.

"We are hoping something changes," said Ray.

"Maybe the space ones will grow faster or a different colour since they went somewhere else and didn't stay here," said Kevin.

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"Next year we will head to high school, but we know the 2022 Year 6 students will look after the trees," said school captain Holly on the radio on November 16.

"Hopefully each year, the project will be passed onto the next Year 6."

Six seeds were sent to the Japanese space agency JAXA, before they were sent to the United States and launched into orbit on Space X 21, and docked on December 7, 2020.

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The seeds stayed in space for seven months before they touched down on Earth in July, and stayed in the United States before they were sent to Australia in August.

The other six seeds remained at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Canberra before they were sent to the school in time for face-to-face learning in October.

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The space and 'Earth' seedlings have been planted in a tube tray and have been put into a portable greenhouse in the school's eco garden.

"It means a lot more can change and how we can live," Ray said.

A remote thermometer has been put in the greenhouse so students can track temperatures from the classroom.

Students will record their findings on the What'll happen to the wattle? app.

"It's putting Colo Vale on the map," said Assistant Principal and stage three teacher Kylie Ware.

"It is most important that it is passed on."

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