Photography, Film and Animation · Animation
Make a stop-motion animation
Animate clay, paper or toys frame by frame into a 30-second story.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Under 250
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Media and Journalism · Podcasts
Produce a five-episode podcast on a local issue
Research, record and edit a short podcast series with interviews.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Languages and Linguistics · Dialects
Document the dialect spoken in your family
Record 100 everyday words in your home dialect and compare them with the standard language.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
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
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
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
Physics · Waves
Measure the speed of sound with two phones
Use two phones with an acoustic stopwatch app to time a clap over a known distance.
- Easy
- 1–3 hours
- Free
Media and Journalism + Photography, Film and Animation
Make a short documentary about a local craft
Film a five-minute documentary on a craftsperson and their work.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Physics · Magnetism
Map the magnetic field of bar magnets with a phone
Use the phone's magnetometer to measure how field strength falls with distance from a magnet.
- Easy
- 1–3 hours
- Under 250
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
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
Photography, Film and Animation · Documentaries
Make a documentary about your school
Produce a seven-minute film on one unseen side of your school, such as its support staff.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Media and Journalism · Journalism
Report a news story from your neighbourhood
Find, report and write a 600-word news story with at least three sources.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- 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
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
Fashion and Craft · Craft
Document a local craft and its makers
Photograph and describe each step of a craft and the economics of making it.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Agricultural Technology + Artificial Intelligence
Monitor crop health with phone photographs
Photograph leaves weekly under the same conditions and track greenness as a sign of health.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Environmental Science · Pollution
Study the noise levels around your school
Map sound levels at ten points at different times and compare them with recommended limits.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
Astronomy and Space + Photography, Film and Animation
Photograph star trails and find the celestial pole
Take a long exposure of the night sky and measure the Earth's rotation from the arcs.
- Intermediate
- 1 day
- Free
Photography, Film and Animation · Film
Design the sound for a silent clip
Take a one-minute silent clip and create all its sound from household objects.
- Intermediate
- 2–7 days
- Free
Photography, Film and Animation · Film
Make a one-minute silent film
Tell a complete story with a beginning, middle and end in 60 seconds with no dialogue.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Free
Photography, Film and Animation + EdTech and Study Tools
Make an explainer video for a hard topic
Explain one concept from your syllabus in three minutes with drawings and narration.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
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