Exciting topics easily incorporated into a lesson, to give it variety.

Experiments/Quizzes

Here we will show different ways to create colours. It is not our only interest to show a colours ingredients, but to also show many variation possibilities e.g. coloured paste.

The secret of the Green pillars

Are the Red pillars on the left brighter than the ones right hand side?

Creating Egg-Tempera

The method of creating the colour "Egg-Tempera" has been known since the middle ages. The reason for the name being "Egg-Tempera" is due to the used ingredients.

Creating colour: Purple

Especially the colours of plants are used for process orientated working. They are very suitable for primary school learning as children learn to experiment with the effects of natural materials and how to use them for educational purposes.

Quiz corner

It takes two colours to create a spiral of colour. In our example the spiral was created using both of the primary colours Red and Cyan-Blue.

Experiment Corner jet Balloon

Here we will focus on a Zeppelin that thrusts itself - which means it can be used indoors as it requires no wind.

Experiment Corner Hot + cold air

Which slides down a slippery surface faster, a warm or a cold glass? We are going to find out the answer to this question in our latest edition of "Experiment corner".

Quiz Corner: The Spot Quiz

We have hidden a number in the following picture. You will have to look at it very carefully to discover what the spots are hiding!

Experiment: "The Box-Camera"

To own a Camera nowadays is quite normal. But how are Cameras made?

Quiz corner: Mystery picture

We are in search of the animal that has decided to get comfortable amongst the mysterious plants of the pictured jungle

A Halloween fit pumpkin carvers.

In this edition of Pelikan's Teacher Info we are offering various patterns to download. These can be placed over a pumpkin and then be cut out. These will make sure that you are well protected from demons on October 31st.

Blown pictures

It is very difficult to remove ink stains from textiles, which is why one has to be very careful! In this edition however, we want to encourage you to make them purposely - however on a page. Let yourself be inspired!

Experiment: Fish in Red Water

A white fish is swimming through the blue-green water. After a short momentt a blue-green fish in red water will appear. How has that happened?

Riddle: Hidden letters

A clever puzzle picture produced with the "blow technique".

Opaque paint boxes put to the test

The girls of class 10a in the Regional School in Rülzheim tested opaque paint boxes. And the winner is: the Pelikan K12 Opaque Paint Box.

Experiment: Wobbly Jelly

If the picture is moved side to side, the jelly begins to wobble and nearly flops off the plate. Try it yourself and you will be surprised!

Experiment: Optical Effect

A flat surface can have the effect of being three-dimensional when colour is applied. Try yourself and you will be surprised!

Experiment: Afterimages

When looking at the white and black rasters small grey points appear where the lines intersect. In our example, the points on the left-hand side appear lighter than those on the right-hand side. If you continue to observe the 2 images, the whole raster is full of points.

Race car with a balloon motor

In our series "Gluing technique", we would like to offer you technically oriented crafting ideas. Hereby, the main focus lies on the subject "alternative motors" and "energy". In this issue, we would like to present you a race car with a balloon motor.

The mystery of the vanished pumpkin

A pumpkin, that just disappears? You don’t believe it? Then see for yourself!

Experiment: The Pelikan magic can

You roll away a colored can and it comes back to you again – it's like magic! But how can it be when the can is on a flat surface?

In this section, we would like to present you some fascinating contributions that create astonishment among students and will whet their appetite for more. Some of the articles promote the idea of the usage of paint, others, however, underline more scientific aspects. Every article provides exciting features for big and small explorers.