Periodic table close read

What are Elements?

• Building blocks

• Fire

• Surprise

• Water

How is the periodic table similar to a grocery store?

• They are not the same

• It has aisles, or groups/families and periods

• The provide food for families

• There are lots of different foods

What is a metalloid?

• The name of an 80s rock band

• they are robots made of metal

• they have characteristics of both metals and non-metals.

• a type of battery

What does the periodic table help scientists organize?

• Elements based on their characteristics

• Elements based on their atomic number

• Elements based on their weight

• Elements based on their color

What are the three main classifications of elements?

• Metals, metalloids, and nonmetals

• Alkali metals, transition metals, and noble gases

• Organic, inorganic, and synthetic

• Acids, bases, and salts