Directions: Use the clues on the back to find out what colors to use.


Color / Word / Definition
Yellow / ______/ Also known as a group
Purple / ______/ Smallest part of an element
Green / ______/ Another name for the outer most shell
Pink / ______/ The larger # on the periodic table
Orange / ______/ Diagram showing valence electrons only
Blue / ______/ Negative particles in an atom
Pink / ______/ Clue for remembering how to calculate the number of neutrons
Red / ______/ Qualities that an element has
Yellow / ______/ Time it takes for half the atoms of a radioactive element to decay
Green / ______/ Also known as a series
Blue / ______/ The metals in the middle of the table
Orange / ______/ The center of the atom
Yellow / ______/ The positive charged particle in the atom
Purple / ______/ Man credited with creating the periodic table
Red / ______/ The one or two letter abbreviation for each element
Yellow / ______/ The # of electrons the third energy level can hold
Red / ______/ A changed particle
Pink / ______/ Diagram showing each shell and the number of electrons in them
Green / ______/ The small # on the periodic table
Orange / ______/ Table listing all the known elements
Blue / ______/ The number of electrons the first energy level can hold
Yellow / ______/ The neutral particles in the atom
Green / ______/ What metals will do to fill their outer shell
Red / ______/ What nonmetals will do to fill their outer shell
Blue / ______/ Clue for remembering how to figure out # of p’s or e’s
Purple / ______/ The place where electrons are found
Orange / ______/ Elements to the left of the staircase
Blue / ______/ Elements in the last column
Pink / ______/ Elements to the right of the staircase
Green / ______/ The number of electrons the second energy level can hold
Pink / ______/ The electron shell number for Mg
Yellow / ______/ Atoms of the same element with different atomic masses
Red / ______/ Also known as a family
Yellow / ______/ Also known as a period