school project — assignment
collocationB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
A piece of work or research that students do for school, usually over several days or weeks, often involving creating something or investigating a topic.
Say it like a native
Textbook I am engaged in an extended academic assignment.
Native I'm working on a school project.
'School project' is plain; 'extended academic assignment' is stiff.
Pattern: school project (noun phrase); do a school project, work on a school project
In use
- We have to build a volcano for our science school project this month.education
- For my school project last year, I researched renewable energy and presented my findings to the class.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ We made a school project on recycling.
✓ We did a school project on recycling.
You 'do' a project, not 'make' one.
Common collocations
school project + topic— a school project, work on a project, a group project, project on
Don't confuse it
Unlike daily homework, a school project usually takes longer and may require teamwork or research.