Metals, nonmetals, ML 6.6D

6.6D Metals, Non-Metals, and Metalloids

By Euricka White

TEKS

Science.6.6.C

 

The student is expected to identify elements on the periodic table as metals, nonmetals, metalloids, and rare Earth elements based on their physical properties and importance to modern life;

​Experience Objective(s)

Students will use appropriate tools to identify metals, nonmetals, and metalloids on the periodic table of elements using their physical properties and use data to explain the position and importance of rare earth elements.

​What are we learning.....

Open Ended

Engage

What materials contributed to the development of the smartphone?

The first portable cell phone was introduced in 1973. The phone weighed about a kilogram, cost almost $4,000, and offered a half-hour of talk on a full battery charge. The materials used in today’s smartphones have changed a great deal since then.

SEP Develop Explanations

Based on your observations and prior knowledge, answer the question, What materials contributed to the development of smartphones? You can write an explanation or draw a picture with labels. You will revisit your explanation later in this Experience.

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​Now, we will write in our journal

Complete the virtual Lab in Savvas.
This is the part of the lesson where you explore. Everything may not make sense now, but it will.

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​Explore

As you read, please highlight and make notes in the margin. Once you are done, go to the next slide and take the Quiz. (Hint, it follows the reading article)

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Explain

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Multiple Choice

The periodic table organizes 118 elements, according to their_________.

• color
• mass
• atomic number
• properties

Multiple Select

Which answers are false?

• The two rows that are set off below the table are left out because they are non-metals.

• Hydrogen is a nonmetal

• Metalloids are found between the metals and non metals

• Majority of elements are non-metals

Multiple Choice

What is malleability?

• Malleability is the ability of a material to be shaped or deformed, especially by hammering or rolling.
• Malleability refers to a material's resistance to heat.
• Malleability is the ability to conduct electricity.
• Malleability is the process of breaking materials into smaller pieces.

Multiple Select

Please select the physical properties of metals. There is more than 1!

• Luster

• Color

• Malleability

• Conductivity

Cut this out on the solid black lines

​Cut these individual pieces out

Multiple Choice

What is luster?

• Luster is the appearance or quality of light reflected from the surface.

• Luster is the hardness of a mineral surface.
• Luster refers to the weight of a mineral sample.
• Luster is a type of mineral found in caves.

Multiple Select

Which elements are non-metals?

• P

• B

• Ag

• Xe

• H

Multiple Choice

Tending to break rather than to flex or bend

• brittle

• malleable

• element

• shiny

Categorize

Options (18)

Semi-Conductor that breaks when bent

Lustrous gold solid, highly conductive, malleable

Brittle

Shiny silver solid, excellent conductor, ductile

Heavy iron solid, magnetic, strong

Soft copper solid, good conductor, malleable

Durable aluminum solid, lightweight, corrosion-resistant

Dense lead solid, heavy, malleable

Colorless gas, essential for respiration

Soft, waxy solid, used in candles

Non-conductive, brittle solid, often used in fertilizers

Odorless gas, used in the production of ammonia

Liquid at room temperature, used as a solvent

Silicon solid, used in electronics, brittle

Germanium solid, semiconductor properties, shiny

Arsenic solid, metalloid, used in alloys

Antimony solid, brittle, used in flame retardants

Boron solid, hard, used in glass and ceramics

Organize these options into the right categories

Metals

Non-Metals

Metalloids

​Evaluate

Topic: A student is trying to classify an unidentified, solid gray material as a metal or a non-metal. What is the unidentified substance?

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​Quick Write

Time to show what you know.

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Evaluate