by Ginny | Nov 13, 2018 | Orbit Earth Expo, School Visits
BOWDON, GEORGIA – SparkPoint Innovations teachers Ginny and Stephanie had a great time with the Red Devils of Bowdon Elementary School! We got to see all the students throughout the day and then stayed on for an amazing STEAM Night where we joined StarLab and...
by Ginny | Nov 13, 2018 | Orbit Earth Expo, School Visits
WILLOW RIVER, MINNESOTA – SparkPoint Innovations was excited to bring Orbit Earth Expo to the students of Willow River School for a full day of programs in the gym, followed by their Science Night! Orb had a SOUPER time at Willow River! It was certainly a cold day,...
by Ginny | Nov 9, 2018 | Orbit Earth Expo, School Visits
EDINA, MINNESOTA – What fun to visit a French immersion school! Now we know a whole different way to remember whether the moon is waxing or waning. When the moon is waxing, it looks more like the letter P–as in the French “premier,” meaning “first.” And when the...
by Ginny | Nov 2, 2018 | Big Canyon Balloon, School Visits
CARROLLTON, GEORGIA – Central Elementary School welcomed Rocky the Big Canyon Balloon on Friday for the 3rd and 5th grade students and boy, did we have a good time! Our day started with some amazing helpers – we were so lucky to have a few boys so willing to help us...
by Ginny | Oct 31, 2018 | Big Canyon Balloon, School Visits
SUWANEE, GEORGIA – Rocky the Big Canyon Balloon had a blast visiting the 3rd and 5th graders at Sharon Elementary on Halloween! What a fun day to be at Sharon – teachers and students know how to show Halloween spirit! Rocky fit right in: he came dressed...
by Ginny | Oct 26, 2018 | Orbit Earth Expo, School Visits
STOCKBRIDGE, GEORGIA – We always love coming to Woodland Middle School – one of the darkest gyms we can get! And you know what we love dark gyms? They make GREAT shadows! Moon phases came to life and we created solar and lunar eclipes with ease. It was a...
by Ginny | Oct 26, 2018 | Orbit Earth Expo, School Visits
PLYMOUTH, MN – Orb got to visit on an especially busy day at Plymouth Creek Elementary! It was Panther Pride Friday, so it was fun to see so many students in spirit wear. The pink Panther Prowl T-shirts for National Breast Cancer Awareness were really cool–in...
by Ginny | Oct 26, 2018 | Orbit Earth Expo, School Visits
CONCORD, NC – Orbit Earth Expo had a great time with the 6th graders at C.C. Griffin STEM Middle School! It was a dreary, rainy day, but that onhelps our model create shadows for solar and lunar eclipes and of course, the phases of the moon! We had a great...
by Ginny | Oct 23, 2018 | Minnesota, Orbit Earth Expo, Science Festivals
Thanks to Greenway Community Ed for inviting us to help them celebrate Lights On Afterschool week! Orb might be stagestruck after his first appearance on a Minnesota stage! And what a beautiful stage in the century-old Greenway High School. We especially loved the...
by Ginny | Oct 17, 2018 | Orbit Earth Expo, School Visits
CARROLLTON, GEORGIA – Stephanie and Ginny had a great time with the 2nd and 4th graders at Central Elementary this week! Orbit Earth Expo caused quite the scene: students entered their darkened gymnasium to find a 14′ earth model and scale sized moon. Was...
