1. Silver and historically gold is placed in thin foils on Indian sweets.

2. Draw up the following table:
Metals
Non-metals

3. Place the following in your table in the correct column:
Solid at room temperature (except mercury)
May be solid, liquid or gas at room temperature
Do not conduct heat (thermal energy)
Conduct heat
Do not conduct electricity (except some carbon)
Conduct electricity
Are usually brittle
Are shiny
Are hard and strong
Malleable (can be hammered into shape)
Ductile (can be drawn into thin wires)

4. Metals Non-metals Solid at room temperature (except mercury)
Conduct heat
Conduct electricity
Are shiny
Are hard and strong
Malleable
Ductile
May be solid, liquid or gas at room temperature
Do not conduct heat (thermal energy)
Do not conduct electricity (except some carbon)
Are usually brittle

5. Metals Non-Metals All shiny
Most are silver covered, except Copper (Cu) & gold (Au )
All conduct electricity
All conduct heat
All are malleable (can be shaped without breaking)
All are ductile (can be drawn out as a wire)
Non-Metals
Non-metals are solids and gases
Non-metals have different colours
Non-metals are dull