History · Primary Sources
Analyse a primary source from the freedom movement
Take one speech, letter or newspaper report and analyse who wrote it, for whom and why.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
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Local history, primary sources, oral history and maps: projects that show how you know what happened.
8 History projects
History · Oral History
Record the oral history of an elder in your family
Interview a grandparent or neighbour about one period of their life and set their story against the wider history.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
History + Geography
Map a historical event with digital tools
Plot the route of a march, a trade route or a campaign on a map and tell the story stage by stage.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
History · Local History
Research the history of your own street or village
Trace how one street, market or village changed over a century using buildings, records and people's memories.
- Easy
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
History · Primary Sources
Create a digital archive of old family photographs
Scan and catalogue 30 old photographs with dates, places and people identified.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
History · Archaeology
Study the archaeology of everyday rubbish
Analyse a bag of clean household waste as an archaeologist would and infer how the household lives.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
History · Local History
Write the biography of a local unsung figure
Research and write the life of a teacher, doctor, activist or artist from your area.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
History + Architecture and Interior Design
Compare monuments from two periods
Visit or study two monuments and compare their materials, plan and decoration.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
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