Attended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailHelpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentUsed a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timeUndertookinternationalfieldworkHad abreakthroughidea during acasual chatDebatedleavingacademiaForgot animportantitem duringfieldworkFree!GotconfusedbystatisticsFree!Explainedyourresearch to anon-scientistMissed lunchbecause of alongexperimentTook part inadepartmentalsocial eventHad to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsFree!Ran out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsShared asciencememe in thegroup chatGot stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkWorked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeographySpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”Presentedat aninternationalconferenceSpent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentCollectedsamples inextremeweatherCollaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineAttended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailHelpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentUsed a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timeUndertookinternationalfieldworkHad abreakthroughidea during acasual chatDebatedleavingacademiaForgot animportantitem duringfieldworkFree!GotconfusedbystatisticsFree!Explainedyourresearch to anon-scientistMissed lunchbecause of alongexperimentTook part inadepartmentalsocial eventHad to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsFree!Ran out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsShared asciencememe in thegroup chatGot stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkWorked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeographySpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”Presentedat aninternationalconferenceSpent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentCollectedsamples inextremeweatherCollaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdiscipline

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