Missed lunchbecause of alongexperimentHelpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentGot stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkSpent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentGotconfusedbystatisticsRan out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeTook part inadepartmentalsocial eventHad to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsFree!Free!Attended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailExplainedyourresearch to anon-scientistPresentedat aninternationalconferenceForgot animportantitem duringfieldworkCollectedsamples inextremeweatherDebatedleavingacademiaShared asciencememe in thegroup chatUsed a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timeFree!Collaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineSpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”UndertookinternationalfieldworkWorked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeographyHad abreakthroughidea during acasual chatMissed lunchbecause of alongexperimentHelpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentGot stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkSpent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentGotconfusedbystatisticsRan out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeTook part inadepartmentalsocial eventHad to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsFree!Free!Attended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailExplainedyourresearch to anon-scientistPresentedat aninternationalconferenceForgot animportantitem duringfieldworkCollectedsamples inextremeweatherDebatedleavingacademiaShared asciencememe in thegroup chatUsed a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timeFree!Collaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineSpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”UndertookinternationalfieldworkWorked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeographyHad abreakthroughidea during acasual chat

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