DebatedleavingacademiaGotconfusedbystatisticsSpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”Took part inadepartmentalsocial eventForgot animportantitem duringfieldworkPresentedat aninternationalconferenceWorked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeographyFree!Collaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineHad to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsSpent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentHelpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsGot stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkRan out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeFree!Shared asciencememe in thegroup chatCollectedsamples inextremeweatherUsed a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timeExplainedyourresearch to anon-scientistUndertookinternationalfieldworkHad abreakthroughidea during acasual chatFree!Attended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailMissed lunchbecause of alongexperimentDebatedleavingacademiaGotconfusedbystatisticsSpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”Took part inadepartmentalsocial eventForgot animportantitem duringfieldworkPresentedat aninternationalconferenceWorked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeographyFree!Collaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineHad to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsSpent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentHelpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsGot stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkRan out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeFree!Shared asciencememe in thegroup chatCollectedsamples inextremeweatherUsed a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timeExplainedyourresearch to anon-scientistUndertookinternationalfieldworkHad abreakthroughidea during acasual chatFree!Attended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailMissed lunchbecause of alongexperiment

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