GotconfusedbystatisticsCollaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineUndertookinternationalfieldworkUsed a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timeMissed lunchbecause of alongexperimentHad abreakthroughidea during acasual chatExplainedyourresearch to anon-scientistSpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”Ran out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeGot stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkShared asciencememe in thegroup chatSpent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentHad to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsAttended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailDebatedleavingacademiaCollectedsamples inextremeweatherTook part inadepartmentalsocial eventWorked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeographyFree!Helpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentForgot animportantitem duringfieldworkFree!Presentedat aninternationalconferenceReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsFree!GotconfusedbystatisticsCollaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineUndertookinternationalfieldworkUsed a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timeMissed lunchbecause of alongexperimentHad abreakthroughidea during acasual chatExplainedyourresearch to anon-scientistSpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”Ran out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeGot stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkShared asciencememe in thegroup chatSpent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentHad to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsAttended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailDebatedleavingacademiaCollectedsamples inextremeweatherTook part inadepartmentalsocial eventWorked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeographyFree!Helpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentForgot animportantitem duringfieldworkFree!Presentedat aninternationalconferenceReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsFree!

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