Periodic Table Lesson: Metals, Nonmetals & Metalloids, Grades 6-8

Why are wires made of copper and not sulfur? Students talk it over, then learn the answer: every element is a metal, a nonmetal or a metalloid, each kind has its own typical properties, and an element's place on the periodic table tells you its kind.

What's inside

• 14 slides, with speaker notes on all 14
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Answer key, 1 page

Answer key included

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