Programming · Python
Build a Snake game
Program the classic Snake with scoring, growing length and game over.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
606 projects · 13 streams · every class
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42 projects
Photography, Film and Animation + Media and Journalism
Shoot a photo essay on your neighbourhood
Tell one story about a place in 12 photographs with captions.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Cybersecurity + Pure Mathematics
Implement classic ciphers and break them
Write Caesar and substitution ciphers, then crack them with frequency analysis.
- 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
Biology + Environmental Science
Map the biodiversity of a school ground
Survey plants and small animals with quadrats and calculate a biodiversity index for different areas.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
Environmental Science · Climate
Calculate your household's carbon footprint
Collect a month of electricity, fuel, travel and food data and convert it into kilograms of carbon dioxide.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
Programming · Python
Make a to-do list app that saves to a file
Build a command-line task manager that adds, completes, deletes and saves tasks between runs.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- 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
Biology + Sports and Exercise Science
Measure how exercise changes pulse rate and recovery
Record pulse before, during and after exercise for several volunteers and compare recovery times.
- Easy
- 1 day
- Free
Psychology · Cognitive Psychology
Measure the limits of short-term memory
Find how many digits people can repeat and whether grouping them helps.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
Behavioural and Cognitive Science · Attention
Test how multitasking affects performance
Compare how fast and accurately people do a simple task alone and while answering messages.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
Nutrition and Food · Food Labels
Compare the nutrition labels of packaged snacks
Record the sugar, salt and fat in 20 snacks and rank them per 100 g and per pack.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
Data · Data Visualization
Visualise your own screen time for a month
Log your phone's screen-time figures daily and find your patterns.
- Easy
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Biology · Zoology
Survey the birds of your neighbourhood
Do weekly point counts of birds at three sites and compare species between habitats.
- 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
EdTech and Study Tools · Educational Websites
Make an educational website for a school topic
Build a small site that teaches one chapter with text, diagrams and a quiz.
- 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
Communication · Interpersonal
Study how rumours change as they spread
Pass a short story along a chain of ten people and track what is lost, added and changed.
- Easy
- 1 day
- Free
Public Health and Epidemiology · Health Surveys
Study screen time and eye strain
Survey screen hours and symptoms such as dry eyes and headaches, and share the 20-20-20 rule.
- 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
Programming · Python
Build a calculator with a graphical interface
Make a desktop calculator with buttons, a display and keyboard support.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
Astronomy and Space · Satellites
Track the International Space Station
Predict, watch and time passes of the space station and calculate its orbital speed.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
Astronomy and Space + Environmental Science
Measure light pollution in your area
Count the stars visible in one constellation from several places and map the darkness of the sky.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
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