Name: __________________ Date:______
Create a Periodic Table Activity
1. What characteristics did you use for sorting the cards?
2. Where did you put H and He? What makes them tough to place?
3. Did you notice any cards that did not quite fit, or that seemed out of order? Explain.
4. Below are 5 possible cards for germanium (the missing element!).
accurate to you? (circle it).
A
B
C
Which card seems most
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5. What is your reasoning for choosing the card above that
you picked?
6. What would you add to the 3 empty corners that would
accurately describe the Ge based on the other cards
around it? (Fill it in on the image to the right)
7. What are some trends you notice as you go down the columns of the periodic table?
(ex: size, lines coming off, reactivity, type of material, hardness/ softness)
8. What are some trends you notice as you go across the periodic table?
(ex: size, lines coming off, reactivity, type of material, hardness/ softness)
9. Summarize two things you learned from this create a periodic table activity today.
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