Sample lesson · Science · Grades 9-12
The Periodic Table
Grade 10 chemistry lesson on reading the periodic table: periods and groups, element symbols, metals and nonmetals, and atomic number.
- 26 questions
- 5 categories
- 10 games
The questions
Reading the Table
- What do we call a horizontal row on the periodic table?Period
- What do we call a vertical column on the periodic table?Group
- How is the modern periodic table arranged?By atomic number
- Who published the first widely used periodic table in 1869?Dmitri Mendeleev
- Elements in the same group have the same number of what?Valence electrons
Symbol Check
- Which element has the symbol He?Helium
- What is the symbol for oxygen?O
- Which element has the symbol Au?Gold
- Which element has the symbol Na?Sodium
- Which element has the symbol Fe?Iron
- Which element has the symbol K?Potassium
Metal or Not?
- Are most elements on the periodic table metals or nonmetals?Metals
- Nonmetals are found mostly on which side of the table?The right side
- Mercury is a liquid at room temperature. Is it a metal or a nonmetal?Metal
- Nonmetals are poor conductors of which two things?Heat and electricity
- What do we call elements like silicon that have properties of both metals and nonmetals?Metalloids
Inside the Atom
- What do we call the number of protons in an atom?Atomic number
- Which particle in the nucleus has a positive charge?Proton
- Which particle has a negative charge and moves in shells?Electron
- Carbon's atomic number is 6. How many protons does it have?6
- A neutral atom has 8 protons. How many electrons does it have?8
- Which element has atomic number 1?Hydrogen
Family Names
- What do we call the Group 18 elements that barely react?Noble gases
- What do we call the Group 1 metals that react violently with water?Alkali metals
- What do we call the Group 17 family, whose name means "salt-former"?Halogens
- What do we call the block of metals in Groups 3 through 12?Transition metals
Plays in
- Quiz Board · The classic review board.
- Mystery Reveal · Guess it before the last clue.
- Tug of War · Every right answer pulls.
- Summit · Play it safe, or go for the steep climb.
- Heist · Steal to win.
- Claim the Grid · Get three in a row before anyone else.
- Board Race · Roll, hop, answer, race to the flag.
- Picture Unveil · What is hiding under the tiles?
- Escape Room · Crack the codes. Get out together.
- Rocket Launch · Fuel up, count down, lift off.
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