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The Big Canyon Balloon Visits Lakeway Elementary!

by Ginny | Mar 6, 2019 | Big Canyon Balloon, School Visits

AUSTIN, TEXAS – SparkPoint Innovations had a great time with the kids in grades 3-5 at Lakeway Elementary last week with Rocky, the Big Canyon Balloon!  Nick led the kids through our  experience with weathering, erosion, rocks, minerals, and fossils. Lakeway...

Rocky the Big Canyon Balloon Visits Beasley Elementary!

by Ginny | Mar 1, 2019 | Big Canyon Balloon, School Visits

BEASLEY, TEXAS – SparkPoint Innovations had a great time at Beasley Elementary on Tuesday, getting to spend time with each grade level! Nick enjoyed how inquisitive and curious the Pre-K and kindergarten students were – what a great audience! The 5th grade...

JN Fries Middle School Hosts Orbit Earth Expo!

by Ginny | Feb 26, 2019 | Orbit Earth Expo, School Visits

CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – Orb loves to visit the kids at J.N.Fries Middle School each year – this was our fourth trip to the school! Our teachers have a blast because these students know their STEM – you can tell they have some major experience with...

Orbit Earth Expo Visits Bear Creek Intermediate!

by Ginny | Feb 25, 2019 | Orbit Earth Expo, School Visits

KELLER, TEXAS – What a pleasure it was to be at Bear Creek Intermediate!! Thank you for being a fantastic audience and for such wonderful participation. You guys really know your eclipses and moon phases! We also had a great time discussing Pluto and why it has...

Norcross Elementary’s 4th Grade Hosts Orbit Earth Expo

by Ginny | Feb 20, 2019 | Orbit Earth Expo, School Visits

NORCROSS, GEORGIA – Orbit Earth Expo had a blast with the fourth graders at Norcross Elementary School on Valentine’s Day last week! We spent the morning differentiating between rotation and orbit as we rotated the huge 14′ earth model and revolved...
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Add this to your school’s to-do list: 🎈✨ BOOK THE Add this to your school’s to-do list: 🎈✨ BOOK THE BIG CANYON BALLOON!

Turn an ordinary school day into a geology adventure students won’t stop talking about! 🤩 The Big Canyon Balloon brings hands-on, interactive learning right to your school—making education feel more like an experience and less like a lesson. 🏜️📚

☑️ Interactive learning
☑️ Tons of fun
☑️ We come to YOU!

Ready to check it off the list? 📩 Reach out to book the Big Canyon Balloon for your school!
If you're at the Georgia STEM/STEAM Forum, stop by If you're at the Georgia STEM/STEAM Forum, stop by booth 19 and say HI! We also encourage you to check out the Big Canyon Balloon model in Grand Hall 8. We'll be offering a free preview of the program tomorrow at 11:20am. A special thank you to the Georgia DOE STEM/ STEAM team for letting us bring both programs to the conference this year! @gadoe_stem_steam #EarthScienceRocks #GASTEM #GaDOE #GaDOEscience #GaDOESTEM #GaDOESTEAM
Hispanic Heritage Month: France A. Córdova Americ Hispanic Heritage Month: France A. Córdova

American astrophysicist, Dr. France A. Córdova was born in Paris, France in 1947. She is of Mexican and Irish descent. Dr. Córdova formerly served as the president of Perdue University and the director of the National Science Foundation. She is currently the president of the Science Philanthropy Alliance.  In 1996, Dr. Córdova received NASA’s highest honor, the NASA Distinguished Service Medal. Dr. Córdova is a leader in the science field and has done significant work as a researcher observing X-ray and gamma ray emissions in space. Thank you, Dr. Córdova for your leadership, your contributions to science, and your dedication to science education!

For more information about Dr. Córdova, visit https://www.britannica.com/biography/France-A-Cordova

#hispanicheritagemonth2026 #scienceeducation #womeninstem #francecordova #astrophysics #NASA
🌎 BIG adventures are just one swipe away! 🏔️✨ Rea 🌎 BIG adventures are just one swipe away! 🏔️✨

Ready to bring an unforgettable learning experience right to your school? From exploring our solar system with Orbit Earth Expo 🌎 to discovering the wonders of our Earth’s layers with the Big Canyon Balloon 🏔️, SparkPoint Innovations makes learning larger than life!

📚 Interactive. Educational. Unforgettable.
📩 Ready to book? Swipe for our contact info and bring the adventure to your school!
Teaching students Earth and space science is where Teaching students Earth and space science is where we feel most at home 🏠🌎

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September 15 - October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Mon September 15 - October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month, and today we're celebrating Dr. Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, former NASA astronaut and doctoral graduate of MIT. 
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Dr. Franklin R. Chang-Diaz was born in San José, Costa Rica on April 5, 1950. Dr. Chang-Diaz is a former NASA astronaut, having joined the astronaut corp in 1980. He flew over seven space shuttle missions and logged over 19 hours in spacewalks! Today, Dr. Chang-Diaz is an environmental advocate who encourages students to take an active role in fighting climate change. He is also the founder and CEO of Ad Astra Rocket Company. Thank you, Dr. Chang-Diaz, for your contributions to science through space exploration and environmental advocacy!

For more information on Dr. Chang-Diaz visit https://www.nasa.gov/former-astronaut-franklin-r-chang-diaz/

#hispanicheritagemonth #NASA #franklinchangdiaz #costarica #spaceexploration #scienceeducation #sparkpointinnovations
Happy Fall! 🍂 Want your students to understand ho Happy Fall! 🍂

Want your students to understand how the Earth's tilt influences the seasons? Orbit Earth Expo covers the seasons and many other standards-aligned Earth and space science topics🌎☀️

#itsfallyall #autumn #pumpkinspiceseason #happyfall2026 #scienceeducation #changingoftheseasons #earthandspacescience #earthstilt
🌎✨ Learning was out of this world at Sawnee Elemen 🌎✨ Learning was out of this world at Sawnee Elementary this week!

We had such a great time bringing Orbit Earth Expo to their 4th grade classes! 🚀 From exploring our solar system to turning science into a hands-on adventure, these students were ready to learn, discover, and have FUN!

Thank you, Sawnee Elementary, for letting us bring the experience right to your school! 💫
It’s kinda chic to make learning feel like an adve It’s kinda chic to make learning feel like an adventure 💅✨

No buses. No packed lunches. No leaving campus. Just hands-on learning, BIG experiences, and a field trip your students won’t stop talking about. 🌎🪐

With Orbit Earth Expo and Big Canyon Balloon, we bring the experience straight to your school.

Field trips that come to you? Yeah… we’d say that’s pretty chic. 😉
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