Description This hyper colour change pencil is a fantastic gift for curious kids and is part of a large range of science kits & resources. Use for engaging science at home or in the classroom! Teaching ideas for colour change pencils Try placing the pencil in cold and hot environments. Which children have the coldest and warmest hands? Learn how heat-sensitive printing works to produce the colour change mood ring. Also known as thermochromism, find out about how the chameleon grasshopper changes colour due to heat Discuss the difference between opaque, translucent and transparent materials. Run an experiment which determines which colour absorbs more heat. Place a thermometer on different coloured tiles or pieces of paper or alternatively add ice to different coloured materials and see which melt first in the sun. School science visit that expands on this science teaching resource Find out more about the Hot & Cold School Science Incursion
