Collaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineTook part inadepartmentalsocial eventShared asciencememe in thegroup chatFree!UndertookinternationalfieldworkWorked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeographyGotconfusedbystatisticsMissed lunchbecause of alongexperimentForgot animportantitem duringfieldworkExplainedyourresearch to anon-scientistSpent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentCollectedsamples inextremeweatherHelpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentFree!Presentedat aninternationalconferenceHad to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsDebatedleavingacademiaReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsSpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”Attended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailFree!Had abreakthroughidea during acasual chatGot stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkUsed a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timeRan out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeCollaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineTook part inadepartmentalsocial eventShared asciencememe in thegroup chatFree!UndertookinternationalfieldworkWorked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeographyGotconfusedbystatisticsMissed lunchbecause of alongexperimentForgot animportantitem duringfieldworkExplainedyourresearch to anon-scientistSpent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentCollectedsamples inextremeweatherHelpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentFree!Presentedat aninternationalconferenceHad to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsDebatedleavingacademiaReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsSpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”Attended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailFree!Had abreakthroughidea during acasual chatGot stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkUsed a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timeRan out ofcoffee at acriticaltime

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