Free!Missed lunchbecause of alongexperimentExplainedyourresearch to anon-scientistForgot animportantitem duringfieldworkUsed a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timeTook part inadepartmentalsocial eventGot stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkDebatedleavingacademiaShared asciencememe in thegroup chatSpent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsFree!Collaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineHad to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsPresentedat aninternationalconferenceHad abreakthroughidea during acasual chatRan out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeCollectedsamples inextremeweatherHelpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentFree!Attended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailGotconfusedbystatisticsSpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”UndertookinternationalfieldworkWorked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeographyFree!Missed lunchbecause of alongexperimentExplainedyourresearch to anon-scientistForgot animportantitem duringfieldworkUsed a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timeTook part inadepartmentalsocial eventGot stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkDebatedleavingacademiaShared asciencememe in thegroup chatSpent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsFree!Collaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineHad to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsPresentedat aninternationalconferenceHad abreakthroughidea during acasual chatRan out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeCollectedsamples inextremeweatherHelpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentFree!Attended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailGotconfusedbystatisticsSpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”UndertookinternationalfieldworkWorked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeography

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