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Software Development · Full Stack

Develop a campus lost-and-found portal

Build a site where students post lost and found items with photos and get matched.

  • DifficultyIntermediate
  • Estimated time2–4 weeks
  • Budget₹0
  • ClassClass 12 to college
  • Team2–3 people
  • You needComputer only

Prerequisites: None beyond your class work

Original · by TechnifyedSocial Impact ProjectWeb AppFree to doComputer onlyPortfolio focused

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Overview

Build a site where students post lost and found items with photos and get matched.

Skills you will use

Forms and uploadsModerationSearch

Safety

  • This project handles personal data. Collect the minimum, store it safely, get permission, and delete it when the project ends.

Materials and tools

  • Computer
  • Permission from your school or college to pilot it

Tools and software

FlaskPythonSQLite

Expected cost₹0Nothing to buy
Estimated duration2–4 weeks5 build steps, plus the report

Step-by-step roadmap

  1. Start

    You will finish with: a live portal and a report on how many items were matched.

  2. 1

    Prerequisites

    Nothing special to know first. Then collect the 2 items in the materials list.

  3. 2

    Learn

    Read up on full stack: community, listings, search. Your textbook chapter and one short video are enough.

  4. 3

    Plan

    List the features for version one, sketch the screens or data flow and pick the tools. Keep the first version small.

  5. 4

    Build

    1. Model items with type, category, place, date and photo.
    2. Build posting forms and a searchable list.
    3. Suggest matches between lost and found items.
    4. Add a claim flow that asks a verifying question.
    5. Pilot it for two weeks and count items returned.
  6. 5

    Test

    Try it with wrong, empty and unusual input, and ask someone else to use it without your help.

  7. 6

    Document

    Write a README: what it does, how to run it, screenshots and what you learned. Report structure

  8. 7

    Present

    Show a live demo of one complete task, then the design and the hardest problem you solved. Presentation structure

  9. 8

    Publish

    Put the code on GitHub with the README and, if you can, deploy a live demo.

Expected outcome

A live portal and a report on how many items were matched.

Other versions of this project

Advanced version

Add email alerts when a matching item is posted.

Ways to do this project

Text marked "You write this" is a prompt for your own work; everything else is specific to this project.

Use this as the outline of your README or case study.

Problem
You write thisThe problem in one or two sentences.
Why it matters
You write thisWho has this problem and what it costs them.
What was built
A live portal and a report on how many items were matched.
Technology
Flask, Python, SQLite
Architecture
You write thisOne diagram: the parts and how data moves between them.
Implementation
You write thisThe 5 build steps in your own words, with one code or design decision you are proud of.
Challenges
You write thisThe hardest bug or decision, and how you got past it.
Results
You write thisNumbers: accuracy, speed, users, survey answers.
Demo and code
You write thisA link to a live demo or a short video, and to the GitHub repository.
Lessons learned
You write thisWhat you would do differently next time.
Future improvements
Add email alerts when a matching item is posted.

Working as a team

2–3 people. Suggested roles:

FrontendBackendData or modelDesignTestingDocumentationPresentation

Report and presentation

Report structure

  1. Title and summary
  2. Problem and target user
  3. Features
  4. Tools and technology
  5. Design: architecture, data model or screens
  6. Implementation
  7. Testing
  8. Results and screenshots
  9. Challenges
  10. Future improvements
  11. References

Presentation structure

  1. The problem
  2. Who it is for
  3. Live demo
  4. How it is built (one diagram)
  5. The hardest part
  6. Testing and results
  7. What you learned
  8. What comes next

Viva questions

Prepare your own answers to these before you present.

  • What is the aim of your project, in one sentence?
  • What is the principle behind it?
  • Why did you choose these materials or tools?
  • What result did you get, and was it what you expected?
  • What went wrong and how did you fix it?
  • How could this be improved or used in real life?

Resources

Developing AI Applications with Python and FlaskIBM · Free course coursePython Flask From ScratchTraversy Media · Free video courseFlask TutorialsCorey Schafer · Free video courseFlask documentationflask.palletsprojects.comPython documentationdocs.python.orgSQLite documentationsqlite.orgMDN Web Docsdeveloper.mozilla.org

Source and attribution

Original

Written by Technifyed. Free to use for your own school or college project; write the report in your own words. Added 1 Oct 2026.

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