Abstract: Inorganic chemistry is one of the core courses in the Chemistry “101 Plan”, and the elemental chemistry is an important part of it. To meet the requirements of talent cultivation in the new era, the course group compiled the textbook Inorganic Chemistry, which covers traditional inorganic basic knowledge and frontier developments. This paper introduces the teaching focus and methods of s-block elements based on this textbook, providing a reference for universities’ chemical majors in organizing element teaching.

Key words: s-Block metals, Hydrogen energy, Alkali metals, Alkaline earth metals, Chemistry “101 Plan”, Inorganic chemistry