Philosophy and Cultural Studies · Logic
Find the logical fallacies in advertisements and debates
Collect 20 examples of faulty reasoning from adverts and debates and classify them.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
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Statistics and Probability · Probability
Investigate the Monty Hall problem
Play the three-door game 100 times each way and show why switching wins two-thirds of the time.
- Easy
- 1–3 hours
- Free
Political Science · International Relations
Explain an international conflict from three viewpoints
Present one dispute as each party and a neutral observer would describe it.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Physics · Electronics
Build a crystal radio receiver
Receive AM radio with no battery using a coil, a diode and a long wire aerial.
- Advanced
- 1–2 weeks
- 250–500
Electrical Engineering · Generators
Make a hand-crank emergency torch
Build a torch that stores hand-cranked energy in a capacitor and lights an LED.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- 500–1,000
Statistics and Probability + Development and Applied Economics
Compare measures of central tendency with real incomes
Show with real data why the mean and the median tell different stories about income.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
Photography, Film and Animation · Photography
Photograph light: a study of one subject across a day
Photograph the same subject every hour from dawn to dusk and study how light changes it.
- Beginner
- 1 day
- Free
Physics · Kinematics
Show that falling time does not depend on mass
Film objects of different mass falling together and compare their fall times frame by frame.
- Beginner
- Under 1 hour
- Free
Games, Graphics and New Tech · VR
Make a virtual tour of your school
Shoot 360-degree photos of your campus and link them into a clickable tour.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Artificial Intelligence + Cybersecurity
Build a face-blurring privacy tool
Detect faces in photos and blur them automatically before sharing.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- Free
Legal and Constitutional Studies · Human Rights
Study child rights and how they are protected
Explain the main rights of children and where a child can get help, using official sources.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Materials, Energy and Other Branches + Physics
Compare insulation materials for a cool box
Wrap identical cups in different materials and find which keeps water hot or ice cold longest.
- Easy
- 1 day
- Under 250
Health Technology + Physics
Explain how an X-ray or ultrasound image is formed
Build a simple demonstration of shadow imaging and echo ranging to explain two medical scans.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- Under 250
Programming · Scratch
Make an interactive story game in Scratch
Create a choose-your-own-adventure story with characters, scenes and choices.
- Beginner
- 1 day
- Free
Chemical Engineering + Mechanical Engineering
Study heat exchanger effectiveness
Build a tube-in-tube heat exchanger and compare parallel and counter flow.
- Advanced
- 1–2 weeks
- 500–1,000
Crops, Soil and Horticulture + Biology
Study the trees of your campus
Identify, measure and map every tree on campus and estimate the carbon stored.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Astronomy and Space · Planetary Science
Calculate the height of lunar mountains from a photo
Measure shadow lengths in a high-resolution Moon image and estimate the height of a crater rim.
- Advanced
- 2–7 days
- Free
Accountancy · Cost Accounting
Study how a local business does its costing
Build a cost sheet for one product of a bakery, tailor or tiffin service and check its pricing.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Programming · Go
Write a command-line expense tracker in Go
Build a fast command-line tool to add expenses, list them and summarise by month and category.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Business Studies · Corporate Strategy
Analyse a company's strategy with Porter's five forces
Assess one industry's competitive forces and what they mean for a chosen company.
- Advanced
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Business Studies · Case Studies
Study the economics of a school canteen
Analyse the canteen's menu, prices, peak hours and waste, and suggest improvements.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Biomedical Engineering · Biomechanics
Build a prosthetic hand model
Make a string-tendon hand from card and straws that grips objects.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- 250–500
Development and Applied Economics + Environmental Science
Estimate the cost of air pollution to a household
Survey households on what they spend on masks, purifiers and medicine because of pollution.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Earth Science · Hydrology
Make a model of the water cycle in a bag
Seal water in a clear bag on a sunny window and watch evaporation, condensation and "rain".
- Beginner
- 1 day
- Under 250
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