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
250 projects
Agricultural Technology + Robotics, IoT and Hardware
Build a smart irrigation system
Water a plot automatically from soil moisture readings and measure the water saved against a timer.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- 1,000–2,500
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
EdTech and Study Tools + Software Development
Build a flashcard app with spaced repetition
Make a web app that shows each card again just before you would forget it.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Electrical Engineering + Robotics, IoT and Hardware
Build a PID temperature controller
Hold a small heater at a set temperature and tune the controller from its step response.
- Advanced
- 2–4 weeks
- 1,000–2,500
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
Graphic and UI/UX Design + Marketing
Create a brand identity for a local business
Design a logo, colours, type and three applications for a real shop or café.
- Intermediate
- 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
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
Graphic and UI/UX Design + Software Development
Redesign an app you use every day
Find real problems in an app through user tests, redesign one flow and prove your version is better.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Behavioural Economics + Psychology
Test the anchoring effect on price estimates
Show two groups a high or low number first and compare their estimates of an unrelated price.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- 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
Health Technology + Software Development
Design an app that reminds elders to take medicine
Build a simple reminder app with large text and test it with an older relative.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Environmental Science + Electrical Engineering
Build a wind turbine and find the best blade design
Build a small wind turbine on a DC motor and test how blade number, angle and length change the voltage.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- 250–500
Finance and Banking + Development and Applied Economics
Track a virtual stock portfolio for a month
Invest imaginary money in five companies and an index, track them and explain what moved them.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Public Health and Epidemiology + History
Map a disease outbreak like John Snow
Recreate the 1854 cholera map from public data and show how it pointed to one water pump.
- Intermediate
- 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
Robotics, IoT and Hardware + Mechatronics and Robotics
Build a line-following robot
Build a two-wheeled robot that follows a black line using infrared sensors.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- 1,000–2,500
Behavioural and Cognitive Science + Graphic and UI/UX Design
Test the usability of two apps or websites
Give five users the same three tasks on two competing apps and record time, errors and comments.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Environmental Science + Data
Analyse 50 years of your city's temperature data
Download long-term temperature records and test whether your city has warmed, and by how much.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Public Policy and Governance + Macroeconomics
Analyse a government policy from start to result
Choose one policy and assess its goal, design, cost and results with published data.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
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