Microeconomics · Demand and Supply
Track vegetable prices and explain why they change
Record the prices of five vegetables twice a week for a month and explain each rise and fall.
- Easy
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
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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
Environmental Science · Pollution
Measure air quality with sticky cards
Hang petroleum-jelly cards at five locations and compare the particles they collect in a week.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Under 250
Crops, Soil and Horticulture · Soil Studies
Test the soil of three fields or gardens
Compare soil texture, pH, organic matter and drainage at three sites and suggest suitable crops.
- Easy
- 2–7 days
- Under 250
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
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
Astronomy and Space · Observational Astronomy
Track the Moon's phases for a month
Sketch the Moon every clear night for a month and explain the pattern with a ball-and-lamp model.
- Beginner
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Pure Mathematics · Trigonometry
Measure heights with trigonometry
Make a clinometer and find the height of your school building, a tree and a tower.
- Easy
- 1 day
- Under 250
Microeconomics · Market Structures
Compare market structures in your town
Find a local example of each market structure and justify it with evidence on sellers, prices and entry.
- 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
Development and Applied Economics · Labour Economics
Study the informal economy near your school
Interview ten street vendors about their earnings, costs, hours and risks.
- 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
Environmental Science · Waste Management
Audit your school's waste for a week
Sort and weigh one week of school waste by type and propose how to cut the largest share.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Under 250
Sociology · Community Studies
Document the daily life of a community
Spend time with one community (a market, a hostel, a fishing village) and describe how it is organised.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
Public Policy and Governance · Governance
Evaluate a local government service
Assess waste collection, water supply or street lighting in your ward and report the findings.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Agri-business and Food Science + Development and Applied Economics
Follow a crop from farm to market
Track the price of one crop at each step from farmer to consumer and find who gets what share.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Finance and Banking · Banking
Study the working of a bank branch
Visit a bank, learn its main services and document how an account is opened and a loan is processed.
- Easy
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Psychology · Developmental Psychology
Observe how children of different ages share
Observe a simple sharing game with children of two age groups, with parents' and school's permission.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Agri-business and Food Science + Business Studies
Study how a farmer producer group works
Visit a farmers' cooperative or producer company and study what it buys, sells and returns to members.
- Intermediate
- 2–4 weeks
- Free
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
Development and Applied Economics + Geography
Study rents and distance from the city centre
Collect rental listings and test whether rent per square foot falls with distance from the centre.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
Industrial and Manufacturing + Operations, HR and Supply Chain
Analyse and reduce waiting time at the canteen
Time each step of the canteen queue, find the bottleneck and test one improvement.
- Intermediate
- 1–2 weeks
- Free
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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