Abstract Views of chemical element is one of core views in middle school chemistry study.Construction of view of chemical element may help middle school students to form orderly understanding of matter and thinking methods of chemistry.The basic strategies of constructing view of chemical element ar(1)from the classification of matter based on element conceptions,(2)understand how the elements form mat-
ters based on understanding of atomic structure,(3)form the basic model for investigation of the properties of elements based on the study of element periodic law,(4)construct view of chemical element in special topic study,(5)enrich view of chemical element in application of it,(6)construct view of chemical element using concept maps.
