GotconfusedbystatisticsPresentedat aninternationalconferenceSpent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentMissed lunchbecause of alongexperimentForgot animportantitem duringfieldworkFree!Free!Used a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timeShared asciencememe in thegroup chatGot stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkTook part inadepartmentalsocial eventFree!Attended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailUndertookinternationalfieldworkReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsExplainedyourresearch to anon-scientistRan out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeHad abreakthroughidea during acasual chatCollaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineDebatedleavingacademiaSpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”Helpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentWorked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeographyHad to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsCollectedsamples inextremeweatherGotconfusedbystatisticsPresentedat aninternationalconferenceSpent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentMissed lunchbecause of alongexperimentForgot animportantitem duringfieldworkFree!Free!Used a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timeShared asciencememe in thegroup chatGot stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkTook part inadepartmentalsocial eventFree!Attended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailUndertookinternationalfieldworkReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsExplainedyourresearch to anon-scientistRan out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeHad abreakthroughidea during acasual chatCollaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineDebatedleavingacademiaSpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”Helpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentWorked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeographyHad to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsCollectedsamples inextremeweather

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