Before you begin...

1. Prepare your text and images in advance; check the word count limits
   
2. Ensure titles, axes, labels, etc. on images, graphs and figures are legible on-screen; use larger text and ensure contrast between the text and background
   
3. Prepare images in the following sizes:
   
4. Summary image: 640x640 px
   
1. Other section images: 1440x900 px (cropped to 700x690 px in grid view)
   
2. Prepare captions for all figures and images
   
3. Record your 1-minute video
   

Create your project

1. Go to your ProjectBoard account
   
2. Click the purple “start” button at the upper right
   
3. Click to select the English or French template and then click “next”
   
4. Follow the instructions in the Safety and Ethics Check and then click “ok”
   
5. Select the YSC Challenge that best describes your project – hover over the red ℹ to display a description. If you’re not sure, select “Curiosity & Ingenuity” and then click “apply”
   

Summary

1. Enter your project title (100 characters max.)
   
2. Click the red “upload” button to add your main project image (640 x 640 px)
   
3. Replace the Description text with your summary (100 words max.)
   
4. Click the red “save” button at the top right
   
5. To delete the project, click the trash can icon to the left of the “save” button
   

Add team members

1. Click the red + below “team” to add members:
   
2. If you have a project partner, click “Add another row” and then add them as a Co-owner
   
3. If you want to add mentors, teachers or parents, we recommend adding them as Viewers
   

Public or private?

1. Use the red toggle at the top to switch your project between public and private mode.

We recommend keeping your project private while you work on it. Change it to public when you’re ready to share it or enter it into a STEM fair.

1. Public mode: Anyone and Viewers can view and comment; Contributors can also add, edit and delete their own content; Owners and Co-owners can add, edit and delete anything, including the project.
   
2. Private mode: Viewers can view; Contributors can comment plus add, edit and delete their own content; Owners and Co-owners can add, edit and delete anything, including the project.
   

Grid View

1. The grid view displays eight project sections – Video, Why?, How?, What?, So What?, What’s Next?, Thanks, and References.
2. Replace the light blue placeholder images with images for your project. Note that the section order cannot be changed, new sections cannot be added, and section titles are always displayed in the purple wave at the bottom.
   
3. Each section has a specific word limit (see descriptions in the template).