Free!Got stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsSpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”Had to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsSpent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentFree!Had abreakthroughidea during acasual chatWorked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeographyFree!Explainedyourresearch to anon-scientistRan out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeHelpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentForgot animportantitem duringfieldworkCollaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineMissed lunchbecause of alongexperimentDebatedleavingacademiaUsed a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timeTook part inadepartmentalsocial eventCollectedsamples inextremeweatherShared asciencememe in thegroup chatPresentedat aninternationalconferenceUndertookinternationalfieldworkAttended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailGotconfusedbystatisticsFree!Got stuck inmud orwater duringfieldworkReceivedconfusing peer-review/supervisorcommentsSpent toomuch timemaking yourfigures look“just right”Had to explainclimatechange to afamily orfriendsSpent a wholedaytroubleshootinga code or labequipmentFree!Had abreakthroughidea during acasual chatWorked in adepartmentthat wasn'tGeographyFree!Explainedyourresearch to anon-scientistRan out ofcoffee at acriticaltimeHelpedtroubleshoota colleague’sexperimentForgot animportantitem duringfieldworkCollaboratedwithsomeoneoutside yourdisciplineMissed lunchbecause of alongexperimentDebatedleavingacademiaUsed a newtechnique ortool for thefirst timeTook part inadepartmentalsocial eventCollectedsamples inextremeweatherShared asciencememe in thegroup chatPresentedat aninternationalconferenceUndertookinternationalfieldworkAttended ameeting thatcould’vebeen anemailGotconfusedbystatistics

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