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 | 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...