Metal/Nonmetal ID Lab

Metals &
Nonmetals

1. ​Review Properties Vocabulary

2. Sort Properties of Metals & Nonmetals

3. Metal Identification Lab

4. Google Form Conclusion & Review Questions

Today's Agenda

Match

Match the vocabulary term with its definition.

• Luster

• Ductile

• Malleable

• Brittle

• Conductor

Shiny.

Able to be made into wires.

Able to be molded/hammered into sheets.

Easily breakable.

Ability to carry heat and electricity.

• Shiny.

• Able to be made into wires.

• Able to be molded/hammered into sheets.

• Easily breakable.

• Ability to carry heat and electricity.

Categorize

Options (8)

Good Conductor

Ductile

Malleable

Luster

Poor Conductor

Good Insulator

Brittle

Dull

Decide if each of the following is a property of Metals or Nonmetals.

Metals

Nonmetals

1. ​Goggles on.

2. DO NOT TOUCH the yellow/green substance.

3. "No Horseplay"

Lab Safety

1. ​Answer Pre-Lab Questions

2. Make Observations at your station (#s 1-5).

   1. Use Conductivity Tester for #3

3. Decide if it is a Metal or Nonmetal (#6).

4. Identify the element using the Reference Table (#7)

5. ROTATE & REPEAT

6. Quizizz Questions at the End

Lab Procedure

​***You will have 3 minutes at each station!***

Match

Match the vocabulary term with its definition.

• Luster

• Ductile

• Malleable

• Brittle

• Conductor

Shiny.

Able to be made into wires.

Able to be molded/hammered into sheets.

Easily breakable.

Ability to carry heat and electricity.

• Shiny.

• Able to be made into wires.

• Able to be molded/hammered into sheets.

• Easily breakable.

• Ability to carry heat and electricity.

Categorize

Options (8)

Good Conductor

Ductile

Malleable

Luster

Poor Conductor

Good Insulator

Brittle

Dull

Decide if each of the following is a property of Metals or Nonmetals.

Metals

Nonmetals

Open Ended

CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION!

BORON (pictured here) is a hard and brittle solid when cooled, but has some malleability at higher temperatures. It is not considered to be ductile. A sample of Boron is able to conduct some heat at electricity at certain temperautres, but not as well as elements like Copper or Iron.

Based on the reading, and your knowledge of chemistry...

Would you consider Boron to be a metal, a non-metal, or both? Justify your answer with evidence.

Poll

Which emoji best represents your understanding of the properties of Metals & Nonmetals?

• 😀

• 👍

• 🤔

• 🤯

Open Ended

What is one way you think this lab could be changed to help you better understand the difference between metals and nonmetals?