Rare pieces of moon rock and meteorites have landed at a Keighley school.

The samples, which were provided by the UK's Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC), were on show at St Mary's Primary School, Riddlesden, as part of year five's space project.

The project included work on the Earth, Sun and Moon, and investigating the solar system, the phases of the moon and different types of orbit.

To complete the project, the class gave a presentation at a special assembly for key stage two classes. At the assembly the children were given the unique chance of handling the lunar samples.

Rachel Upton, a student teacher at the school, decided to carry out the project after seeing the unique opportunity on PPARC's web site.

She said it had been a wonderful educational programme for the children and they had responded superbly.

She said: "The children have absolutely loved the project.

"And the specimens have been brilliant for them to use, partly because they did not actually believe there would be real pieces of the moon coming to the school."

The priceless pieces of moon rock were collected during NASA's manned space missions during the 1960s and 1970s. The meteorite collection included samples from the asteroid belt, Mars and the moon.