METALS, NONMETALS,
and METALLOIDS
WHAT DOES THE
ZIG ZAG LINE DO?
The Zig Zag line….
….separates the metals and the
nonmetals.
…. is where you find the metalloids.
WHAT ELEMENTS
MAKE UP THE
MAJORITY OF THE
PERIODIC TABLE?
WHERE ARE THE
METALS
LOCATED?
SCAVENGER HUNT
Fold your paper in half (hot dog style)
Put letters A – M on the left side
Put letters N – Z on the right side
See if you can find an object made of
metal for each letter of the alphabet
Objects can be on your body, in your
backpack, or in the classroom
GO!
A
M
l
Z
WHAT ARE SOME
PROPERTIES OF
METALS?
Properties of Metals
Shiny and silvery
Properties of Metals
Shiny and silvery
Hard, Malleable, Ductile
HARD
MALLEABLE
DUCTILE
Properties of Metals
Shiny and silvery
Hard, Malleable, Ductile
High Melting Points
HIGHEST
1200
Degrees
to melt
Silver!
Properties of Metals
Shiny and silvery
Hard, Malleable, Ductile
High Melting Points
Good thermal conductors
Properties of Metals
Shiny and silvery
Hard, Malleable, Ductile
High Melting Points
Good thermal conductors
Good electrical conductors
WHERE ARE THE
NON-METALS
LOCATED?
INERT GASES INCLUDED
WHAT ARE SOME
PROPERTIES OF
THE NON-METALS?
Non-metals have
properties opposite
of the metals
Opposite of the metals
Dull or transparent
Opposite of the metals
Dull or transparent
Fragile (not strong)
Opposite of the metals
Dull or transparent
Fragile (not strong)
Low melting points
Opposite of the metals
Dull or transparent
Fragile (not strong)
Low melting points
Bad conductors
Low Density
WHERE ARE THE
METALLOIDS AND
WHAT ARE THEIR
PROPERTIES?
Metalloids
Are between the metals and the nonmetals
They sometimes have properties like
metals and sometimes like nonmetals.
Check for understanding
Divide the characteristics
and examples into 3 groups
Metals
Non-metals
Metalloids