Did
Air at the bus stop
Measured the air at three bus stops for six weeks and wrote up what I found.
Confirmed by 3 people
- Research mentor
- Science teacher
- Lab partner
Did
A sensor for the school garden
Built a soil-moisture sensor that cut the school garden's water use.
Confirmed by 3 people
- Lab teacher
- Garden club lead
- Classmate who used it
Did
A tutoring swap app
Built and launched an app where students trade an hour of help; classmates use it every week.
Confirmed by 3 people
- Business mentor
- First user
- Computing teacher
Did
A robot that sorts by colour
Built a small robot that follows a line and drops red and blue blocks into the right bins.
Confirmed by 3 people
- Robotics coach
- Teammate
- Physics teacher
Did
When will the bus come?
Built a model that guesses how late the morning bus will be, then checked it against a month of real days.
Confirmed by 3 people
- Maths teacher
- Data mentor
- Classmate who checked the code
Did
Saturday reading club
Ran a Saturday reading club for younger kids at the local library for a whole term.
Confirmed by 3 people
- Librarian
- CAS coordinator
- Parent volunteer
Did
Started peer tutoring
Found older students who were good at maths and matched each one with a younger student who asked for help.
Confirmed by 3 people
- Head of year
- Tutor
- Student who was tutored
Did
5K in under 20 minutes
Trained for four months and ran a timed 5K race in under 20 minutes.
Confirmed by 3 people
- Running coach
- Training partner
- Race marshal
Did
A mural for the canteen
Designed a wall mural and painted it with five classmates over the winter break.
Confirmed by 3 people
- Art teacher
- Fellow painter
- Canteen manager
Did
Ten talks in one year
Gave ten short talks to real audiences, from my class to a town council meeting.
Confirmed by 3 people
- Speech coach
- English teacher
- Audience member
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