The Periodic TableThe full table by group, with metals, non-metals and the families named.8th Grade1H2He3Li4Be5B6C7N8O9F10Ne11Na12Mg13Al14Si15P16S17Cl18Ar19K20Ca21Sc22Ti23V24Cr25Mn26Fe27Co28Ni29Cu30Zn31Ga32Ge33As34Se35Br36Kr37Rb38Sr39Y40Zr41Nb42Mo43Tc44Ru45Rh46Pd47Ag48Cd49In50Sn51Sb52Te53I54Xe55Cs56Ba57La58Ce59Pr60Nd61Pm62Sm63Eu64Gd65Tb66Dy67Ho68Er69Tm70Yb71Lu72Hf73Ta74W75Re76Os77Ir78Pt79Au80Hg81Tl82Pb83Bi84Po85At86Rn87Fr88Ra89Ac90Th91Pa92U93Np94Pu95Am96Cm97Bk98Cf99Es100Fm101Md102No103Lr104Rf105Db106Sg107Bh108Hs109Mt110Ds111Rg112Cn113Nh114Fl115Mc116Lv117Ts118Og123456789101112131415161718118 elements. Columns are groups (same outer electrons); rows are periods (same shells).FAMILIESAlkali metalsAlkaline earthTransition metalsPost-transitionMetalloidsNon-metalsHalogensNoble gasesLanthanidesActinidesWHAT THE COLUMNS TELL YOUGroup 1 metals react violently with water · Group 17 halogens are the most reactivenon-metals · Group 18 noble gases have full outer shells and barely react at all.The Periodic Tablelearnposters.com
The Periodic Table — printable science wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

Questions about the The Periodic Table poster

Who is the The Periodic Table poster for?
The Periodic Table is filed under 8th Grade (ages 13–14), so it matches what that year asks a child to remember. It is equally useful to an older student revisiting science, and to the parent or teacher answering the question at the kitchen table.
When should you use the The Periodic Table poster?
The summary sheet for the five family posters in this set. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so The Periodic Table belongs on the wall where that science work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with The Periodic Table?
Alkali Metals, Alkaline Earth Metals and Mitosis and Meiosis sit alongside The Periodic Table in the 8th Grade set. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Alkali MetalsAlkaline Earth MetalsMitosis and Meiosis
Is the The Periodic Table poster free to download and print?
Yes. The Periodic Table downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the 8th Grade set. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the The Periodic Table poster print at?
The Periodic Table is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of The Periodic Table loses nothing.Printing guide

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