Activity – Gifts of Astronomy at Home

About Activity- In this activity, you have to figure out that what all technologies developed by NASA for
space exploration but now have become the part of our daily life. You need to check for the things
mentioned here in the list as well as if any other spinoff is a part of your home, list them in the
worksheet along with the technology being used.

How to perform the activity

You need to search for the things mentioned in list either at your home or you have used it or seen it
then write Yes or No depending on their availability.

Spin offs and technologies

S. No. Spin Off Yes / No
1 Powdered Juice (Tang, Rasna)
2 Solar Panels
3 Rechargeable Hearing Aid Batteries
4 Air Purifiers
5 LED Lights
6 Ready to eat meals
7 Skin Creams
8 Vacuum Cleaners
9 Digital cameras
10 Treadmill
11 HD Televisions
12 Water Purification
13 Freeze Dried Food
14 Coffee Maker Machine
15 GPS enabled device

Apart from the spinoffs, if you get any other spin off in your house, list them along with the technologies
being used in them.

1. ______________________________
2. ______________________________
3. ______________________________
4. ______________________________
5. ______________________________

For reference, you can visit https://homeandcity.nasa.gov/