Political Science · Elections
Analyse election results in your constituency
Use official results from three elections to chart turnout, vote share and margins.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
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History · Modern History
Compare how two textbooks tell the same event
Compare the account of one event in two textbooks from different decades or countries.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Media and Journalism · Podcasts
Produce a five-episode podcast on a local issue
Research, record and edit a short podcast series with interviews.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
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
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
Geography · Human Geography
Survey land use change around your town
Walk a transect from the centre to the edge and map how land use changes, then compare with old maps.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 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
Literature and English + Data
Analyse word use in a novel with a computer
Count words and character mentions in a public-domain novel and see what the numbers reveal.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- 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
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
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 + Photography, Film and Animation
Make a short documentary about a local craft
Film a five-minute documentary on a craftsperson and their work.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 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
Political Science + Philosophy and Cultural Studies
Study a political idea through its key thinkers
Trace one idea, such as liberty or equality, through three thinkers and take a position.
- Advanced
- 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
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
Geography · Urban Geography
Analyse the growth of your city with maps
Trace your city's built-up area at three dates and measure how it expanded.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
History · Ancient History
Build a museum exhibit on an ancient civilisation
Make a model town, artefact replicas and labels that explain daily life in one ancient city.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- 250–500
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
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