Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids

Multiple Select

Select all of the properties of metals:

• have luster

• malleable

• poor conductors

• low reactivity

• ductile

Match

Match each image with the correct element name

copper

gold

tungsten

cobalt

• copper

• gold

• tungsten

• cobalt

Match

Match the following elements to their name:

boron

arsenic

antimony

silicon

• boron

• arsenic

• antimony

• silicon

Multiple Select

Select all of the properties of metalloids

• semiconductors

• good conductors of heat

• always shiny

• sometimes shiny, sometimes dull

• brittle

Match

Match the following elements to their name:

helium

fluorine

sulfur

chlorine

• helium

• fluorine

• sulfur

• chlorine

Multiple Choice

Select all of the properties of nonmetals

• dull

• shiny

• good conductors

• malleable

• brittle

Hotspot

Click on the elements that are metalloids

(HINT: There are three).

Hotspot

Click on the elements that are nonmetals

(HINT: There are three).

Hotspot

Click on the elements that are metals

(HINT: There are four).

Labelling

Label the properties of metals, non-metals and metalloids where they best fit

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

poor conductors of heat and electricity

Conduct heat and electricity

Malleable and Ductile

Not malleable or ductile

Multiple Choice

Germanium is a lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white element that is a semiconductor used in LEDs. What type of element is germanium?

• metal

• nonmetal

• metalloid

Multiple Choice

Selenium is a brittle solid that doesn't conduct heat or electricity. What type of element is selenium?

• metal

• nonmetal

• metalloid

Multiple Choice

Osmium is a shiny element that is a good conductor of electricity and heat. What type of element is osmium?

• metal

• nonmetal

• metalloid