Exhibit Submission - Virtual Competition

 

How will exhibits be submitted?

• All exhibits will be submitted using the NHD-CA Exhibit Template. 

• Photos of your exhibit along with text and links to any video/audio will be pasted into the template and saved as a PDF.

• Once you are done you will upload your Exhibit Template PDF by the April 24th deadline.

FAQs

 

What if my exhibit is at school and I can’t get access to it?

You don’t need your actual exhibit. All you need is a picture of the exhibit and each section. 

 

What if I don’t have a picture of my exhibit?

You can recreate your exhibit by inserting your images and text to our Google Draw template. Save as a JPEG and insert into your Exhibit Template file. Crop this image to create your images for the other slides.

 

Does each member of a group need to upload the project?

No. Only one student per group needs to upload the project.

 

Do I need to include an Entry Number on my project?

No. We will add the entry number to your project.

 

Can we add slides to the template?

No, adding slides is not allowed. Students can change the font size to fit their text on the slides provided. Since it is submitted as a PDF judges will be able to enlarge the file. Please make sure your text does not go off the edges of the slide or when you make your PDF it will be cut off.

 

What if I want to improve my exhibit? 

We encourage you to improve your exhibit. It is okay if the text and photos you include in your template do not match what is shown in the photos. The judges will only refer to/judge the text you include in your Exhibit Template as your “final” version.

 

If you’ve significantly changed the images or design of your exhibit, we encourage you to recreate it in Google Draw using this template. 

 

What if I made my exhibit with a computer graphics program? Do I have to print my PDFs and build an actual exhibit?

You do not have to print your PDFs and rebuild your exhibit. Instead, save them as JPEGs and insert these into the NHD-CA Exhibit Template in place of photos.

 

Need Help?

If you need help please send an email to: info@nhdca.org

 

 

 

INSTRUCTIONS

 

STEP 1

Open the NHD-CA Exhibit Template and follow the instructions on the first page. Once complete, save your template as a PDF. DO NOT ADD SLIDES TO THE TEMPLATE

 

 

 

 

STEP 2 

• Create one PDF of the following items in the order below:

  • Exhibit Template PDF

  • Title Page

  • Process Paper

  • Annotated Bibliography

• You can use the following free software to merge your PDFs into one pdf document: ilovepdf.com or smallpdf.com.

• Save your combined file with the following naming format:

 

             Division_Category_lastname(s).pdf

                      [separate last names by a underscore]

 

             ex.  Jr_GroupExhibit_Ortiz_Krishnan_Adams.pdf

 

STEP 3

Have a JPEG photo ready of your exhibit. You will be asked to upload one along with your template which will be used for public viewing. You can also create a JPEG from a PDF if you used Google Draw or other editing software to create your picture. 

 

STEP 4

Upload your final combined PDF and JPEG photo to:

 

Deadline: Friday, April 24th

9:00 PM (PDT)

See page 13 of the NHD-CA Rulebook for title page, process paper, bibliography requirements.