1. How to Color and Label your Periodic Table

2. Label column numbers 1-18

3. Write in information that serves as a key or legend
1. Triangles to indicate: solid, liquid or gas
2. Circle to indicate element is unstable/synthetic
3. Parentheses ( ) to indicate element is radioactive
4. Divided box to indicate state of matter and family

4. Write in information that serves as a key or legend
5. Triangles to indicate family: alkali metals, alkaline earth metals, transition metals, metalloids, halogens, noble gases and rare earth metals

5. Write in information that serves as a key or legend
6. Circle the atomic numbers of the following elements to show they are unstable/synthetic: 61,

6. Darken the step-like border between metals and nonmetals and label as metals to the left and nonmetals to the right of the “staircase”

7. Choose colors for each state of matter and color the “top triangles”:
No color for solids
Light blue for liquids
Dark green for gases

8. Choose colors for each family and color the corresponding triangles:
Red for Alkali Metals Brown for Alkaline Earth Metals

9. Choose colors for each family and color the corresponding triangles:
Pink for Transition Metals Yellow for Metalloids

10. Choose colors for each family and color the corresponding triangles:
Orange for Halogens Purple for Noble Gases

11. Choose colors for each family and color the corresponding triangles:
Light green for Rare Earth Metals

12. Label the families not already included: Boron family, Carbon family, Nitrogen family and Oxygen family

13. The Final Product!