Shared asciencememe in thegroup chatCollaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsPresentedat aninternationalconferenceTook part inadepartmentalsocial eventWorked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeographyRan out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeHad abreakthroughidea during acasual chatUndertookinternationalfieldworkSpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”Free!Free!Spent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentFree!Explainedyourresearch to anon-scientistCollectedsamples inextremeweatherHad to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsAttended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailDebatedleavingacademiaMissed lunchbecause of alongexperimentHelpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentForgot animportantitem duringfieldworkUsed a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timeGot stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkGotconfusedbystatisticsShared asciencememe in thegroup chatCollaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsPresentedat aninternationalconferenceTook part inadepartmentalsocial eventWorked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeographyRan out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeHad abreakthroughidea during acasual chatUndertookinternationalfieldworkSpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”Free!Free!Spent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentFree!Explainedyourresearch to anon-scientistCollectedsamples inextremeweatherHad to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsAttended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailDebatedleavingacademiaMissed lunchbecause of alongexperimentHelpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentForgot animportantitem duringfieldworkUsed a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timeGot stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkGotconfusedbystatistics

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