BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//https://iyp2016.org///NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.15// METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260417T002430UTC-8693TNLmk6@https://iyp2016.org/ DTSTAMP:20260417T002430Z DESCRIPTION:'Haricots &\; Co.' is targeted toward classes of pupils aged 4 to 19 (Primary + Secondary I + Secondary II levels) in public and priva te schools of Geneva\, Switzerland.\n'Haricots &\; Co.' is organised by BiOutils\, Chimiscope\, and Mathscope\, three outreach platforms of the U niversity of Geneva\, Switzerland.\nEach age category is assigned a differ ent kit:\n\nPrimary ('Kids'\, 4-11y.o.): students receive ca. 15g of a giv en pulse seed (not revealed)\, and they must grow the tallest plant\; resu lts must be returned in the form of an A4 picture showing the plant(s) wit h an height scale.\nSecondary I ('Juniors'\, 12-15y.o.): they receive seed s of 3 types of pulses (varieties available)\, and they must prepare the n icest and most scientifically significant A4 plate of herbarium of their p lants.\nSecondary II ('Seniors'\, 16-19y.o.): they receive seeds of a give n pulse (variety available) with synthetic soil (vermiculite)\, inocculum (rhizobium)\, and fertilizeres (N+P+K\, respectively P+K)\; students must grow them in 3 different pots (blank = fed with tap water\; 'chemical' = f ed with N+P+K fertilizer\; 'biological' = fed with P+K after innoculation with bacteria)\; they must measure growth parameters (height\, number of l eaves\, size of leaves) with time\, and produce a graph showing the best m athematical equation fitting to the experimental data.\n\nKits are distrib uted from February 29 to April 4. Results must be sent to the organizers u ntil May 13. The Award Ceremony is programmed on May 25.\nApproximatly 300 0 students (ca. 200 classes) are expected to participate in the competitio n. https://iyp2016.org/events/event/299-haricots-co-competition DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20160525 LOCATION:University of Geneva\, Geneva\, Switzerland (Geneva\, Switzerland) SUMMARY:Haricots & Co competition URL:https://iyp2016.org/events/event/299-haricots-co-competition END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR