Languages and Linguistics · Dialects
Document the dialect spoken in your family
Record 100 everyday words in your home dialect and compare them with the standard language.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
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Humanities projects 29
History, politics, geography, literature, languages and media projects built on sources, interviews, maps and close reading.
29 Humanities projects
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
Media and Journalism · Media Analysis
Analyse how two newspapers cover the same story
Compare headlines, sources quoted and language in two papers' coverage of one event over a week.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
Literature and English · Literary Analysis
Write a critical appreciation of a short story
Analyse the plot, character, setting, narration and theme of one short story.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
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
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
Literature and English + Photography, Film and Animation
Compare a novel with its film adaptation
Analyse what a film keeps, cuts and changes from the novel, and why.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Media and Journalism · Social Media
Fact-check viral posts for a week
Collect ten viral claims and verify each with documented steps.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- 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
Philosophy and Cultural Studies + Sociology
Study gender roles in school textbooks
Count how men and women are shown in the pictures and examples of two textbooks.
- Intermediate
- 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
Media and Journalism · Journalism
Report a news story from your neighbourhood
Find, report and write a 600-word news story with at least three sources.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Political Science · Institutions
Run a mock parliament on a real bill
Research a current bill, assign roles and debate and vote on it following real procedure.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Philosophy and Cultural Studies · Anthropology
Document a festival or ritual as an anthropologist
Observe and describe one festival or ceremony in detail and explain what it means to those who take part.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- 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
Media and Journalism + History
Analyse songs or films as a record of their time
Take five popular films or songs from one decade and show what they reveal about society then.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Geography · GIS
Make a thematic map of your district
Map literacy, population density or rainfall by sub-district and describe the pattern.
- Intermediate
- 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
Literature and English + Music, Theatre and Writing
Stage a scene from a play two different ways
Perform one scene with two different interpretations and explain how each changes its meaning.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Under 250
Languages and Linguistics · Linguistics
Study the linguistic landscape of a market street
Photograph every sign on one street and count which languages and scripts appear.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
Languages and Linguistics + Literature and English
Translate a poem and reflect on what is lost
Translate a short poem into another language two ways and explain each choice.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- Free
Languages and Linguistics + Artificial Intelligence
Compare human and computer translation
Translate ten sentences yourself and with a free online tool and classify the differences.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- 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
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