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On a rainy Friday Perry the Platypus was 

stuck at home. His mother, Fiona the Platypus 

asked Perry if he could help her clean the 

house.

Perry being a good platypus said “Yes mother 

I would be more than happy to help.”

Perry started by going up to his attic to clean 

up.

Perry found a box with a piece of tape the read 

“James Carter Platypus the 3rd’s Science box 

of magic”. The box was unlocked so Perry went 

on to open it. Perry was puzzled, there was 

only one book. “The Periodic Table” Perry 

opened the book, and inside the book Perry 

went.

Perry had been sucked into the book!

The only way out of this

book is to be read by 

it's prisoner. 

In the instructions the book said that the only 

way for Perry to escape was that he had to 

read the entire book!

Dmitri Ivancritch

 Mendeleff was the man 

who came up with the

first version of the 

periodic table in 1864. 

Since that year more

 than 700 versions 

have been proposed. 

The first page of the book explained how 

Dmitri Ivancritch Mendeleff was the man who 

came up with the first version of the periodic 

table in 1864. Since that year more than 700 

versions have been proposed. Perry wished 

that this would be the only book the gets 

sucked into ever again.

"The periodic table is organized by listing 

elements in order of increasing atomic mass. 

It's divided into vertical columns called groups 

or families and horizontal rows called periods."

Perry remembered reading this in his IPC class 

so it was old news to him.

Metals: RED

Non Metals: YELLOW

Metalloids:GREEN

Perry read the physical properties of metals,

1. They have metallic shine or luster.

2. They are usually solids at room 

temperature.

3. They are malleable. 

4. They are ductile meaning that they can be 

drawn into thin sheets or wires without 

breaking.

5. They are good conductors of heat and 

electricity.

Metals: RED

Non Metals: YELLOW

Metalloids:GREEN

Perry read the physical properties of 

nonmetals.

1. They rarely ave metallic luster.

2. They are usually gases at room 

temperature.

3. Nonmetallic solids are neither malleable nor 

ductile.

4. They are poor conductors of heat and 

electricity.

Metals: RED

Non Metals: YELLOW

Metalloids:GREEN

Perry read the physical properties of 

metalloids. 

The six metalloids are B, Si, Ge, As, Sb, Te. 

The properties of the metalliods have 

characteristics in between that of the metals 

and the nonmetals. They are good conductors 

of heat and electricity, but they are not good 

conductors or insulators. 

ALKALI 

METALS!

Perry had made it half way through the book. 

Just a few more pages and Perry can escape 

the book!

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