& 2: Draw a picture illustrating that word in your notebook. I you don!t want to draw a picture" you must use the vocabulary term in a sentence.# Groups Columns called groups or families, which contain elements with similar physical and chemical properties. There are 18 groups (families) on the periodic table and they run up and down on the table. Period Rows called periods, which contain elements whose properties change gradually and predictable. There are 7 periods on the periodic table and they run left to right on the table. Chemical Property chemical property indicates how a substance reacts with something else, and the original substance is changed. + = Match Log Wood Logs on Fire