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
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History, politics, geography, literature, languages and media projects built on sources, interviews, maps and close reading.
10 Humanities projects
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
Geography + Environmental Science
Study a river or lake near you
Document the condition, uses and problems of a local water body and suggest how to protect it.
- Easy
- 1–2 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
Languages and Linguistics + Teaching and Learning
Test which method helps you learn vocabulary fastest
Learn three sets of new words by rereading, flashcards and spaced recall, and compare what you remember.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Philosophy and Cultural Studies · Cultural Studies
Study how food shows culture in your region
Collect the stories behind five traditional dishes from families in your area.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Geography · Resources
Study where your food comes from
Trace ten items from your kitchen to where they were grown and map the distances.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- 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
Languages and Linguistics · Linguistics
Trace the history of 20 everyday words
Find where 20 common words came from and map the languages they travelled through.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
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