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 South Carolina love our programs because they are aligned to the SC Academic Standards and Performance Indicators for Science at grades K-6 & 8. Our programs can be used as an introduction, review, or for preparation for the 4th & 8th grade Science PASS tests.
South Carolina’s programs are taught by Misty Kennedy, a certified teacher with passion for interactive, authentic learning!
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.
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Misty KennedyNC & SC Lead Teacher & Regional Manager: Orbit Earth Expo Misty was raised in Charlotte NC and attended East Carolina University where she earned her BS in Elementary Education. After finishing her degree, she returned to Charlotte where she began her teaching career with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System. During her 8-year tenure with CMS, Misty was named Teacher of the Year at Rama Road Elementary and awarded the Junior Achievement Teacher of the Year for CMS. Misty has a passion for teaching and is excited to join the SparkPoint team and continue her career in education. Misty resides in Charlotte with her husband and two children. Misty is an avid runner and enjoys snow skiing, the arts, and the Carolina Panthers. |









































Districts
Schools
Classes
Students
Where Have Rocky and Orb Taught?
Waccamaw Intermediate
Greeleyville Elementary
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Pelion Elementary
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Hunter Street Elementary
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Little Mountain Elementary
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Forest Lake Elementary
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Doby's Mill Elementary
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Mathews Elementary
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