LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEET 

Science 8, Quarter 3, Week 7-8 

 
THE PERIODIC TABLE OF 
ELEMENTS A TOOL TO DETERMINE THE 
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF 
ELEMENTS 
 
Name: __________________________________ Section: _________________________ 
Learning Objective 
 
1. Use the periodic table to predict the chemical behavior of an element. 
(MELC ​S8MT-III-j-12​ ​) 
Sub-tasks: 
1. To identify the major parts of the periodic table; 
2. Explain  the  properties  of  metals,  non-metals,  and  metalloids  through  taking 
notes, coloring periodic tables, and classifying elements. 
 
Key Concepts 
The  periodic  table  is  an  important  tool  for  understanding  the  chemical 
and physical properties of elements. 
The  periodic  table  is a tabular array of the chemical elements organized 
by  atomic  number,  from  the  element  with  the  lowest  atomic  number, 
hydrogen,  to  the  element  with  the  highest  atomic  number,  oganesson. 
The  atomic  number  of  an  element  is  the  number  of  protons  in  the 
nucleus  of  an  atom  of  that  element.  Hydrogen  has  1  proton,  and 
Unnilennium has 109. 
The  groups  of  the  periodic  table  are  displayed  as  vertical  columns 
numbered  from  1  to  18.  The  elements  in  a  group  have  very  similar 
chemical  properties,  which  arise  from  the  number  of  valence  electrons 
present—that  is,  the  number  of  electrons  in  the  outermost  shell  of  an 
atom. 
The  arrangement  of  the  elements  in  the  periodic  table  comes  from  the 
electronic  configuration  of  the  elements.  Because  of the Pauli exclusion 
principle,  no  more  than  two  electrons can fill the same orbital. The first 
row  of  the  periodic  table  consists  of  just  two  elements,  hydrogen  and 
helium.  As  atoms  have  more  electrons,  they  have  more  orbits  available 
to  fill,  and  thus  the  rows  contain  more  elements  farther  down  in  the 
table. 
It was not actually recognized until the second decade of the 20th 
century that the order of elements in the periodic system is that of their 
atomic numbers, the integers of which are equal to the positive 
electrical charges of the atomic nuclei expressed in electronic units. In 
subsequent years great progress was made in explaining the periodic 
law in terms of the electronic structure of atoms and molecules. This 
 
Author: Sarvida, Floramyr P., Bacolod,Ludem C. 
School: Surigao del Norte National High School  
Division: Surigao del Norte  
Email address: floramyr.sarvida@deped.gov.ph 
 clarification has increased the value of the law, which is used as much 
today as it was at the beginning of the 20th century, when it expressed 
the only known relationship among the elements. 
https://www.britannica.com/science/periodic-table 
 
Exercises / Activities 
Activity 1: Periodic Table Scavenger Hunt 
Objective:​ Describe how the elements are arranged in the periodic table. 
What you need: ​Periodic Table of elements,​ ​Paper and ballpen 
What to do: 
A. Go over your periodic table and notice how the elements are arranged in 
increasing atomic mass. Answer the questions written below. 
B. Record your answers on your paper.  
 

 
 
1. ____________Which of the element is number 14 on the periodic table? 
2. ____________What is the element symbol for Californium?  
3. ____________How many protons are in an atom of Bismuth?  
4. ____________To which element group does Argon belong? Noble gas 
5. ____________Which element would you expect to have a higher mass?  
6. ____________Which element has the lowest atomic mass? 
7. ____________True or false: Tin and antimony are in the same element group? 
8. ____________Astatine belongs to which element group: nonmetal, halogen, 
noble gas?  
9. ____________Which element has an atomic mass of 106.42?  
10.____________Name a letter never used in any element symbol?  
 
Author: Sarvida, Floramyr P., Bacolod,Ludem C. 
School: Surigao del Norte National High School  
Division: Surigao del Norte  
Email address: floramyr.sarvida@deped.gov.ph 
 Activity 2:​ ​Identifying elements 
Objective:​ Be able to identify metals, nonmetals, metalloids 
What you need: ​paper and ballpen  
What to do: 
1. In table B, Tick the space provided for the answer. 
2. Supply the corresponding elements in the boxes provided in table A. 
3. Write your answers in your paper. 
Table A 
ELEMENTS  METAL  NONMETAL  METALLOIDS 
Copper       
Oxygen       
Boron       
Potassium       
Helium       
 
Table B 

 
 
 
 
 
Author: Sarvida, Floramyr P., Bacolod,Ludem C. 
School: Surigao del Norte National High School  
Division: Surigao del Norte  
Email address: floramyr.sarvida@deped.gov.ph 
 
Activity 3: Properties of Elements 
Objective:​ Infer that Carbon, Silicon, Tin and Lead have similarities and differences 
based on their characteristics 
What you need: ​paper and ballpen 
What to do: 
1. List four (4) physical properties of metals, nonmetals and metalloids 
3. Use the chart below as your guide and record your answers in your notebook. 
PHYSICAL  METALS  NONMETALS  METALLOIDS 
PROPERTIES 
       
       
       
       
 
Guide Questions:  
1. What are the characteristics of elements Carcon, Silicon, Tin and Lead?  
 
 
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2. How are they alike/different? 
 
 
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Scoring Rubric for #3 
2 points  Discussions are complete with no misconception. 
1 point  Discussions are incomplete with minor misconception. 
 
Author: Sarvida, Floramyr P., Bacolod,Ludem C. 
School: Surigao del Norte National High School  
Division: Surigao del Norte  
Email address: floramyr.sarvida@deped.gov.ph 
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References for Learners: 
https://www.britannica.com/science/periodic-table 
https://betterlesson.com/lesson/619485/periodic-table-basics 
https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Inorganic_Chemistry/Modules_and_Websit
es_(Inorganic_Chemistry)/Descriptive_Chemistry/Elements_Organized_by_Blo
ck/2_p-Block_Elements/Group_14%3A_The_Carbon_Family/1Group_14%3A_
General_Properties_and_Reactions 
 

Answers Key: 
 

  

 
Author: Sarvida, Floramyr P., Bacolod,Ludem C. 
School: Surigao del Norte National High School  
Division: Surigao del Norte  
Email address: floramyr.sarvida@deped.gov.ph 
 

 
Author: Sarvida, Floramyr P., Bacolod,Ludem C. 
School: Surigao del Norte National High School  
Division: Surigao del Norte  
Email address: floramyr.sarvida@deped.gov.ph 
  

 
Author: Sarvida, Floramyr P., Bacolod,Ludem C. 
School: Surigao del Norte National High School  
Division: Surigao del Norte  
Email address: floramyr.sarvida@deped.gov.ph 
  
 
 
   

 
Author: Sarvida, Floramyr P., Bacolod,Ludem C. 
School: Surigao del Norte National High School  
Division: Surigao del Norte  
Email address: floramyr.sarvida@deped.gov.ph