Lesson 2: Metal/Nonmetal/Metalloid
Duration of Days: 1
Lesson Objective
Students will be able to classify elements as metals, nonmetals, or metalloids based on their characteristic physical and chemical properties and their location on the periodic table.
What are some general characteristics you associate with the word "metal"? What about "nonmetal"? Have you heard of "metalloids" before? What do you think that term might imply?
How does the arrangement of the periodic table help us predict whether an element is likely to be a metal, nonmetal, or metalloid?
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HS-PS1-1: Use the periodic table as a model to predict the relative properties of elements based on the patterns of electrons in the outermost energy level of atoms.
Students will describe the chemical and physical properties of metals, nonmetals and metalloids to discover the similarities and differences between them. There will be samples of each for students to observe as well. After learning about what these terms are students will locate the placement of metals, nonmetals and metalloids on the periodic table to see the trends that occur. The periodic table can then be used to predict the classification of what category an element will belong to.
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