Most science classrooms and university laboratories contain a copy of the Periodic Table. It gives layers of information about all the known elements on Earth. It tells us which elements are metals and non-metals, and also how elements can combine to make compounds.
23.1 Metals and non-metals
Activity Metal or non-metal
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Look at the images below. Decide if the objects shown are made of metals or non-metals. Discuss with your lab partner why you think each object is or is not a metal. Try to find three reasons for each.
LO 4, 5 Chemical World strand LO 3 Nature of Science strand