1. Families on the Periodic Table
Elements on the periodic table can be grouped into families bases on their chemical properties.
Each family has a specific name to differentiate it from the other families in the periodic table.
Elements in each family
react differently with
other elements.

4. Families of Elements- Color your table
Hydrogen (all alone)
1 Alkali Metals
2 Alkaline Earth Metals
3-12 Transition Metals
13 The Boron Family
14 The Carbon Group
15 The Nitrogen Group
16 The Oxygen Group
17 The Halogens
18 The Noble Gases
Lanthanide Series
Actinide Series
Families of Elements- Color your table

5. Hydrogen Hydrogen belongs to a family of its own.
Hydrogen is a reactive gas.
Hydrogen was involved in the explosion of the Hindenberg.
Hydrogen is promising as an alternative fuel source for automobiles

6. Alkali Metals
1st column on the periodic table (Group 1) not including hydrogen.
Very reactive metals, always combined with something else in nature (like in salt).
Soft enough to cut with a butter knife

7. Alkaline Earth Metals Second column on the periodic table. (Group 2)
Reactive metals that are always combined with nonmetals in nature.
Several of these elements are important mineral nutrients (such as Mg and Ca)

8. Transition Metals Elements in groups 3-12 Less reactive harder metals
Includes metals used in jewelry and construction.
Metals used “as metal.”

9. Boron Family Elements in group 13
Aluminum metal was once rare and expensive, not a “disposable metal.”

10. Carbon Family Elements in group 14
Contains elements important to life and computers.
Carbon is the basis for an entire branch of chemistry.
Silicon and Germanium are important semiconductors.

11. Nitrogen Family Elements in group 15
Nitrogen makes up over ¾ of the atmosphere.
Nitrogen and phosphorus are both important in living things.
Most of the world’s nitrogen is not available to living things.
The red stuff on the tip of matches is phosphorus.

12. Oxygen Family or Chalcogens
Elements in group 16
Oxygen is necessary for respiration.
Many things that stink, contain sulfur (rotten eggs, garlic, skunks,etc.)

13. Halogens Means salt former Elements in group 17
Very reactive, volatile, diatomic, nonmetals
Always found combined with other elements in nature .
Used as disinfectants and to strengthen teeth.

14. The Noble Gases

15. The Noble Gases Elements in group 18 VERY unreactive, monatomic gases
Used in lighted “neon” signs
Used in blimps to fix the Hindenberg problem.
Have a full valence shell.

16. Family Name ________________
Family Photo
Family Home
Baby Picture
Family Traits

17. Family Name ___Hydrogen_____
Family Photo
Family Home
Period 1, group 1
Baby Picture
1 valence electron
Family Traits
Characteristics: Only one member of this family- hydrogen, it is a gas, it has one valence electron, it is highly flammable, and it is the most abundant element in the universe

18.
Meet the Elements

20. Periodic table song
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"Hunting the Elements" NOVA special
(2012) NOVA show Hunting The Elements
lecture series with Peter Wothers is really, really good: The Modern Alchemist: Air : Ri Channel  It covers something we all experience with every breat