Metals, Nonmetals, and Metalloids

Organize these options into the right categories

Identify a metalloid

Identify where a brittle, dull, and an insulator would be on the periodic table

Metals are ​ (a)   , which means that they can bend without breaking.

Non-metals and metalloids are ​ (a)   , which means that they break apart.

Using the periodic table, identify what elements would be brittle.

If I am looking at the elements on the staircase on my periodic table, what characteristics would I find?

What is the importance of metals, nonmetals, and metalloids in our everyday lives?

Take 5 minutes to research other nonmetals, metals, and metalloids that we use in everyday life and respond.