Pure Mathematics + Biology
Explore the Fibonacci sequence in nature
Count spirals on pine cones, sunflowers and pineapples and test whether they are Fibonacci numbers.
- Beginner
- 2–7 days
- Free
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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
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
Physics · Optics
Build a spectroscope from a CD and analyse light sources
Split light with a CD and compare the spectra of the Sun, LEDs, CFLs and flames.
- Easy
- 1 day
- Under 250
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
Industrial and Manufacturing · Quality
Apply 5S to a workshop or lab
Reorganise a lab or workshop using the 5S method and measure the time saved finding tools.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Under 250
Biology · Animal Behaviour
Study the behaviour of ants at a food source
Offer ants different foods and record which they prefer and how trails form.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Under 250
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
Physics · Nuclear Physics
Detect cosmic rays with a cloud chamber
Build a diffusion cloud chamber with dry ice and alcohol and count particle tracks.
- Advanced
- 2–7 days
- 500–1,000
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
Physics · Waves
Build a ripple tank from a baking tray
Show reflection, diffraction and interference of water waves with a tray, a torch and a phone camera.
- Easy
- 1 day
- Under 250
Public Policy and Governance + Civil Engineering
Assess road safety near your school
Audit crossings, signs, speed and parking outside your school and present a safety plan.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Sociology + Architecture and Interior Design
Map public spaces and who uses them
Observe a park or square at different times and record who uses it and how.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 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
Physics · Oscillations
Study damping with a pendulum in air and water
Film a pendulum losing amplitude in air and in water and test whether the decay is exponential.
- Intermediate
- 1 day
- Under 250
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