__________ are the basic building block of all matter.
What are atoms?
The number of protons in an atom of an element is its ___________ number.
What is atomic?
The GROUP this element is found in
13
A positively charged subatomic particle.
What is a proton?
All of the rows have this in common
Same period number
This type of element is KIND OF brittle but KIND OF shiny, KIND OF
Metalloids?
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All of the "blue" elements are considered to have what similar characteristic (or property)
What is a metal?
What group is neon in?
Group 18
Why did I introduce the periodic table with the secret agents?
Helped students understand the similarities and order of the periodic table.
The atomic number is also the...
protons and neutrons
Electrons are found here.
What is the electron cloud?
Rows of elements are called this.
What are Periods?
The atomic weight of this element.
55.845
A negatively charged subatomic particle
What is an electron?
Who is Miss Welage's favorite song writer
Taylor Swift
Who is Miss Welage's favorite NFL player
Joe Burrow
Name 3 characteristics of a an element that is a METAL
What is ductile, shiny, good conductors?
28 neutrons.
Elements found in the same group (column) have the same..
The same PROPERTIES and the same VALENCE ELECTRON NUMBER
A fluorine atom has 9 protons, 10 neutrons, and 9 electrons. What is the atomic number?
9
Protons and neutrons are found here.
What is the nucleus.
The number that tells us the total number of protons plus neutrons at the bottom of each element square on the periodic table.
What is the atomic mass number?
The number of neutrons in this element.

What is zero?
What is an example of a physical change?
oobleck, cutting hair, sugar in water,...
This element has 32 protons and an atomic mass of 95. How many neutrons will it have?
What is 63 neutrons?
Who created the periodic table?
Dmitri Mendeleev
Who is Miss Welage's favorite college football team?
OSU
Is this element a metal, metalloid, or nonmetal

Metal
What is an example of a chemical change?
Fire, baking soda mixed with vinegar, a firework,...
What determines the identity of an element.
What is the number of protons or atomic number?