GotconfusedbystatisticsPresentedat aninternationalconferenceHad to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsForgot animportantitem duringfieldworkUsed a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timeRan out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeTook part inadepartmentalsocial eventFree!Explainedyourresearch to anon-scientistUndertookinternationalfieldworkDebatedleavingacademiaSpent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentHelpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentAttended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailFree!Collaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineCollectedsamples inextremeweatherHad abreakthroughidea during acasual chatShared asciencememe in thegroup chatSpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”Worked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeographyReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsGot stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkMissed lunchbecause of alongexperimentFree!GotconfusedbystatisticsPresentedat aninternationalconferenceHad to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsForgot animportantitem duringfieldworkUsed a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timeRan out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeTook part inadepartmentalsocial eventFree!Explainedyourresearch to anon-scientistUndertookinternationalfieldworkDebatedleavingacademiaSpent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentHelpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentAttended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailFree!Collaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineCollectedsamples inextremeweatherHad abreakthroughidea during acasual chatShared asciencememe in thegroup chatSpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”Worked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeographyReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsGot stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkMissed lunchbecause of alongexperimentFree!

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