Periodic Table families

What are elements on the periodic table grouped based on?

• Size

• Chemical Property

• Color

• Hardness

Match the group name with their group number

• Group 2

• Boron Family

• Groups 3-12

• Alkali Metals

• Group 1

• Transition Metals

• Group 13

• Alkali Earth Metals

Match the group name with their group number

• Group 14

• Carbon Family

• Group 15

• Nitrogen Family

• Group 18

• Oxygen Family

• Groups 16

• Halogens

• Group 17

• Noble Gases

Place the following elements on the number of valence electrons they have

• Phosphorus

• Magnesium

• Lithium

• Aluminum

• Germanium

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

Label the families in the periodic table

a

b

c

d

e

Noble Gases

Transition Metals

Halogens

Alkali Earth Metals

Alkali Metals

The Alkali metals are:​ (a)   ,​ (b)   ,​ (c)   ,​ (d)   ,​ (e)   ,

• lithium
• Sodium
• Potassium
• Rubidium
• Cesium
• Gold
• Iron
• Copper

Select all noble gases from the periodic table.

(Click each element)

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-1

What group of elements don't have individual names?

• Alkaline-earth Metals
• Transition Metals
• Alkali Metals
• Halogens

Which element is in the same group as magnesium?

• Cesium

• Rubidium

• Potassium

• Calcium

the noble gases are in 

• group 18 
• group 1
• group 13
• group 12