SparkPoint Innovations opened a Georgia office in October of 2012. After receiving multiple requests from schools in North and South Carolina, it was decided that the next chapter in the SparkPoint Innovations story would be expansion. The Carolinas office opened in the fall of 2015 with the debut of Orbit Earth Expo. The Big Canyon Balloon was added to the roster in the fall of 2016.
Teachers in North Carolina love our programs because they are aligned to the NC Essential Standards for Science at grades K-8. Our programs can be used as an introduction, review, or for preparation for the 5th grade Science EOG or NC Science Final Exam for 6th graders.
North Carolina’s programs are taught by Cara Zara, a professional children’s entertainer and science educator.
With our huge, patented cold air canyon, we fast forward into the future to see how nature’s forces change our 15 ft tall canyon model. Students debate fast versus slow changes to the earth while they experience weathering, erosion and deposition. They participate to create landforms including a barrier island, a sand dune, and a delta. Forces causing erosion are explored as we pause to compare rocks and minerals – what is the difference? What are types of rocks we know and how are those formed? Inside the canyon, students will discover a fossil record and an oil deposit. What are the fossils telling the explorers about the relative age of these layers? How did the oil form? Is it a renewable or non-renewable natural resource? The answers to these questions and much more will be discovered during out unforgettable, interactive earth science programs for each grade level.
Students journey into space to create and experience the cycles, systems and relationships between the earth, moon and sun using our huge, inflatable Earth model and scale-sized moon. While interacting with the inflatable representations in a darkened gymnasium with a light to represent the sun, students manipulate the models to experience eclipses, seasonal/lunar cycles, creation of winds, day/night cycles, tides, rotation vs revolution, physical characteristics of the earth, moon and sun, gravity, order of the planets, seasons and more! The Orbit Earth Expo Program correlates to the state and grade level science objectives. There are different age-appropriate programs for each grade level.



































Districts
Schools
Classes
Students
Where Have Rocky and Orb Taught?
Torrence Creek Elementary
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Carpenter Elementary
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Grand Oak Elementary
Cox Mill Elementary
Hickory Ridge Middle
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River Gate Elementary
Highland Mills Montessori
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Sharon Elementary
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J.N. Fries Magnet School
Socrates Academy
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Olde Providence Elementary
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Barringer Academic Center
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First Ward Creative Arts Academy
Stoney Creek Elementary
W.M. Irvin Elementary
Lansdowne Elementary
Elizabeth Lane Elementary
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St. Peter's World Outreach Center
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Winget Park Elementary
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Elon Park Elementary
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Smithfield Elementary
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Polo Ridge Elementary
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Rocky River Elementary
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West Stanly Middle
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Southern Pines Elementary
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Highland Creek Elementary
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Randolph Middle
Enochville Elementary
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Western Guilford Middle
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River Oaks Academy
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Rolesville Elementary
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Sheep-Harney Elementary
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J.C. Sawyer Elementary
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Envision Science Academy
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J. W. Parker Middle
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Davis Drive Middle
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