Psychology + Public Health and Epidemiology
Study how sleep relates to mood and concentration
Survey classmates anonymously on sleep hours, mood and focus and look for a relationship.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
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Chemistry + Environmental Science
Make bioplastic from milk or starch
Make casein and starch plastics at home and test their strength and how they break down.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Under 250
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
Civil Engineering + Physics
Build and load-test a spaghetti bridge
Design a truss bridge from dry spaghetti and glue, then load it until it fails and compute its efficiency.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Under 250
Agri-business and Food Science + Biology
Test how storage affects fruit and vegetable shelf life
Store the same produce in five ways and record weight loss and spoilage.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Under 250
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
Electrical Engineering + Physics
Build a simple electric motor and measure its speed
Wind a coil motor with a paper-clip cradle and test how turns and magnets change its speed.
- Easy
- 1 day
- Under 250
Crops, Soil and Horticulture + Biology
Compare organic and chemical fertiliser on plant growth
Grow the same plant with compost, chemical fertiliser and nothing, and compare height, leaves and yield.
- Easy
- 2–4 weeks
- 250–500
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
Marketing + Microeconomics
Test how price affects demand at a school stall
Sell the same snack at three prices on three days and plot the demand curve.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- 250–500
Mechanical Engineering + Physics
Build a mousetrap car and maximise its distance
Power a car with one mousetrap spring and tune the lever and wheels for distance.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- 250–500
Applied Mathematics + Finance and Banking
Study compound interest and inflation
Model how savings grow with interest and how inflation changes their real value.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- 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
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
Environmental Science + Physics
Compare the energy use of bulbs
Measure the brightness and heat of LED, CFL and filament bulbs and calculate the yearly cost of each.
- Easy
- 1–3 hours
- 250–500
Physics + Environmental Science
Build a solar oven and measure its efficiency
Make a box cooker from cardboard and foil and track how hot it gets compared with open air.
- Easy
- 1 day
- Under 250
Marketing + Graphic and UI/UX Design
Analyse the brand identity of two competing companies
Compare two rival brands on logo, tone, pricing, audience and advertising, and judge which is clearer.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
Fine Arts + Psychology
Study colour and mood with an experiment
Paint the same image in four palettes and survey what mood each conveys.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Under 250
Teaching and Learning + Languages and Linguistics
Translate a science lesson into your mother tongue
Rewrite one science lesson in your home language and test it with younger learners.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Automobile Engineering + Finance and Banking
Compare electric and petrol vehicle running costs
Build a five-year cost and emissions comparison for an electric and a petrol two-wheeler.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
Operations, HR and Supply Chain + Geography
Map the supply chain of an everyday product
Trace a packet of biscuits or a T-shirt from raw material to your hands.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
Physics + Music, Theatre and Writing
Study the physics of a musical instrument
Measure how the length of a string or the water level in a bottle changes the pitch.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Under 250
Statistics and Probability + Biology
Estimate the size of a crowd or a population by sampling
Use capture-recapture with beans to estimate a hidden total, then judge how accurate the method is.
- Easy
- 1 day
- Under 250
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