1. What is the difference between a group and a
Monday 11/ Day 1
Science Starters
Sheet
Agenda
1. Please have these
Items on your desk.
2- Fill out your Agenda.
What is the difference between a group and a
period on the periodic table of elements?
2. What is a family?

2. Station 1
Which of the following is a member of the Halogen family?
Ti, Ar, Cl
Which of the following is a member of the Alkali Metals family?
Si, Na, Al

3. Station 2
Which of the following has 2 atomic orbitals?
Li, Ga, He
Which of the following has 4 atomic orbitals?
C, He, K

4. Station 3
Which of the following is a nonmetal?
Mn, F, Li
Which of the following is a metal?
V, Cl, B

5. Station 4
Which of the following is in period 3?
O, H, P
Which of the following is in period 5?
Mg, B, Xe

6. Station 5
Which of the following is a Transition Metal?
Ge, Sc, N
C, Ti, Te

7. Station 6
Which of the following is a metalloid?
Ni, Cl, B
Zr, Sb, Ar

8. Station 7
Which of the following has the larger Atomic Mass?
N, Be, Y
Cr, Si, Ne

9. Station 8
Which of the following is a member of the noble gas family?
He, Mg, Ti
Which of the following is a transition metal?
B, F, Mn

10. Station 9
Which element has the fewest protons?
S, O, Ar
Which element is a member of the noble gas family?
Be, N, Xe

11. Station 10
Solve by deduction
Which of the following elements is a metal?
V, Br, Cl
Which of the following elements is a metalloid?
Mg, B, K

12. Station 11
Which element only has 2 valence electrons?
Ca, Li, S
Which element only has 1 atomic orbital(less than 2 electrons)?
Ni, H, C

13. Station 12
Which element has 5 energy levels?
Si, Br, Rb
Which element has 2 energy levels?
Be, Al, H

14. Station 13
Which element has 4 protons?
Be, K, F
Which element has 16 electrons?
Mg, Ni, S

15. Station 14
Which is a member of the halogen family?
Al, Be, Br
Which is a member of the transition metal family?
Mn, Al, Mg

16. Station 15
Which element is a metalloid?
Ar, Ti, B
Which element is a metal?
S, As, K

17. Station 16
Which element has 6 valence electrons?
Be, F, O
Which element has 5 valence electrons?
Si, P, Be