Periodic Table families

What are elements on the periodic table grouped based on?

• Size

• Chemical Property

• Color

• Hardness

Match the group name with their group number

• Group 2

• Alkali Earth Metals

• Groups 3-12

• Transition Metals

• Group 13

• Alkali Metals

• Group 1

• Boron Family

Match the group name with their group number

• Group 14

• Nitrogen Family

• Groups 16

• Halogens

• Group 18

• Noble Gases

• Group 17

• Oxygen Family

• Group 15

• Carbon Family

Place the following elements on the number of valence electrons they have

• Lithium

• Aluminum

• Germanium

• Phosphorus

• Magnesium

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NGSS.HS-PS1-1

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Label the families in the periodic table

a

b

c

d

e

Alkali Metals

Halogens

Transition Metals

Alkali Earth Metals

Noble Gases

The Alkali metals are:​ (a)   ,​ (b)   ,​ (c)   ,​ (d)   ,​ (e)   ,

• lithium
• Sodium
• Potassium
• Rubidium
• Cesium
• Gold
• Iron
• Copper

Select all noble gases from the periodic table.

(Click each element)

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What group of elements don't have individual names?

• Alkaline-earth Metals
• Transition Metals
• Alkali Metals
• Halogens

Which element is in the same group as magnesium?

• Cesium

• Rubidium

• Potassium

• Calcium

the noble gases are in 

• group 18 
• group 1
• group 13
• group 12