Categories of the Periodic Table
Overview
In this activity, students will learn the location of the following categories on the periodic table while creating their own version including a key.
Categories Included:
- Alkali Metals
- Alkaline Earth Metals
- Halogens
- Noble Gases
- Metals
- Nonmetals
- Metalloids
- Transition Metals
- Inner Transition Metals
The Soft Chalk Activity includes interactive checks throughout and includes information on valence electrons and determining groups and periods for elements.
This activity also includes a formative assessment that students could take when they are done.
Learning about the Categories
This activity helps students learn the location of certain categories of the periodic table. Students will need a blank periodic table and colored pencils or markers to help them label the specific categories. The categories mentioned are alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, noble gases, halogens, transition metals, inner transition metals, metals, nonmetals and metalloids.
The activity is a Soft Chalk activity with interactive review elements embedded into it.
The periodic table is organized into categories based on similar properties and number of valence electrons.
Complete the following activity to learn about these categories.
Periodic Table Categories Soft Chalk Lesson
Formative Assessment
Here's a sample of a formative assessment that you could give your students after this activity.
Categories of the Periodic Table Formative Assessment
When you've completed the Soft Chalk activity and feel like you have a good handle on where each of the categories are located, how to determine valence electrons and how to determine the period & group numbers, give a formative assessment a try.
See your teacher for this activity - it's on paper!