Introduce students to element classifications and why they matter in
everyday life. This TEKS-aligned resource helps students identify
metals, nonmetals, metalloids, and rare earth elements using physical
properties and real-world connections.

What’s Included

• Information Gap Exercise

• Short Answer Exercise

• Exit Tickets

Concepts Covered (TEKS 6.6C)

• Classifying elements as metals,
  nonmetals, metalloids, and rare earth elements

• Using physical properties
  (luster, conductivity, malleability, brittleness)

• Locating general regions of
  metals/nonmetals/metalloids on the periodic table

• Explaining why certain elements
  are important in modern life (technology, building, electricity)

How It’s Useful

• Great for interactive
  notebooks, stations, and vocabulary practice

• Builds science-to-real-life
  connections students remember

• Exit tickets provide quick
  assessment data

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