An Interactive Accessible and Affordable Science- and Art-Based Activity To Foster Team Building among New Students

摘要

The synergy of science- and art-based (science–art) teaching activities has gained popularity (1, 2), with its ability to engage students with scientific concepts in a creative and interactive manner. These features lend themselves well to classroom icebreaker activities intended to facilitate the acclimation of new students. Opening activities, as part of student orientation programs, are known to instill familiarity, community, and collaboration among students (3, 4), and the inclusion of a fun and interactive science–art component will serve to facilitate these outcomes.