PROPERTY PATTERNSElements with similar observable properties are placed together on the periodic table.GROUPS ↓ & PERIODS →Groups are vertical columns and periods are horizontal rows. Use them as map coordinates.GRADE 7 EVIDENCECompare state, luster, brittleness, malleability, conductivity, and melting or boiling behavior.
GROUP 1GROUP 2GROUPS 13–18
MetalMetalloidNonmetal
Pattern hunt: Compare Li, Na, and K in Group 1. Which observable metal properties do they share? Then compare the nonmetals O, F, and Ne across Period 2.