Shared asciencememe in thegroup chatUndertookinternationalfieldworkHad abreakthroughidea during acasual chatReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsUsed a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timeHad to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsExplainedyourresearch to anon-scientistHelpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentForgot animportantitem duringfieldworkRan out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeCollectedsamples inextremeweatherDebatedleavingacademiaSpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”Presentedat aninternationalconferenceGotconfusedbystatisticsGot stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkFree!Free!Worked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeographyAttended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailMissed lunchbecause of alongexperimentSpent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentFree!Collaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineTook part inadepartmentalsocial eventShared asciencememe in thegroup chatUndertookinternationalfieldworkHad abreakthroughidea during acasual chatReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsUsed a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timeHad to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsExplainedyourresearch to anon-scientistHelpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentForgot animportantitem duringfieldworkRan out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeCollectedsamples inextremeweatherDebatedleavingacademiaSpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”Presentedat aninternationalconferenceGotconfusedbystatisticsGot stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkFree!Free!Worked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeographyAttended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailMissed lunchbecause of alongexperimentSpent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentFree!Collaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineTook part inadepartmentalsocial event

Environmental Biogeoscience Group Ice Breaker - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Shared a science meme in the group chat
  2. Undertook international fieldwork
  3. Had a breakthrough idea during a casual chat
  4. Received confusing peer-review/supervisor comments
  5. Used a new technique or tool for the first time
  6. Had to explain climate change to a family or friends
  7. Explained your research to a non-scientist
  8. Helped troubleshoot a colleague’s experiment
  9. Forgot an important item during fieldwork
  10. Ran out of coffee at a critical time
  11. Collected samples in extreme weather
  12. Debated leaving academia
  13. Spent too much time making your figures look “just right”
  14. Presented at an international conference
  15. Got confused by statistics
  16. Got stuck in mud or water during fieldwork
  17. Free!
  18. Free!
  19. Worked in a department that wasn't Geography
  20. Attended a meeting that could’ve been an email
  21. Missed lunch because of a long experiment
  22. Spent a whole day troubleshooting a code or lab equipment
  23. Free!
  24. Collaborated with someone outside your discipline
  25. Took part in a departmental social event