Look at the periodic table below. Notice the heavy stair-step line that starts below boron, B, and continues down to polonium, Po. This line divides the metals from the nonmetals. The elements that touch the stair-step line are the metalloids. The periodic table below is color coded to show the three main categories of elements.

Source: Metals, nonmetals and metalloids periodic table, CK-12.org

Watch the video to learn more about the properties of metals. The video reviews some of the properties you learned about in sections one and two of this lesson as well as some other properties.

In general, nonmetals have the opposite properties of metals.

Directions: The statements or phrases below describe physical properties of matter. Read each statement or phrase and decide if it is describing a metal or nonmetal. Use the information you learned in the videos to help you decide. Drag each statement or phrase to the correct column of the chart. After you have completed sorting the properties, you can copy the chart for your notes.