Uploaded October 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this science and American history lesson for kids, students learn about Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the Moon.
In this video I introduce elementary students to Neil Armstrong and his role in the Apollo 11 mission. Kids learn about his life as an astronaut, what the Moon landing was, and why it was such an important moment in history.
This lesson is designed for elementary students and is great for classrooms, homeschooling, and independent learning. It supports science and social studies units by teaching about space exploration, astronauts, and important achievements in human history.
It’s perfect for learning about astronauts, the Moon landing, and space exploration for kids.
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00:00 Introduction
0:11 Who was Neil Armstrong?
0:34 Neil Armstrong's early life
1:12 Neil Armstrong as a young man
2:34 Serving in the Navy
3:02 Becoming an astronaut
4:04 Apollo 11
5:21 The famous Moon mission
7:37 Life after Apollo 11
Photo credit:
Image of Neil Armstrong TeachingArmstrong teaching engineering students in 1974 [Number 2]. Date issued: 10-22-2013
Neil A. Armstrong Commemorative Archive. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us
Music credit:
"Deliberate Thought", "Unwritten Record", "Americana" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Thanks for watching!
Daniel
"Homeschool Pop"
In this science and American history lesson for kids, students learn about Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the Moon.
In this video I introduce elementary students to Neil Armstrong and his role in the Apollo 11 mission. Kids learn about his life as an astronaut, what the Moon landing was, and why it was such an important moment in history.
This lesson is designed for elementary students and is great for classrooms, homeschooling, and independent learning. It supports science and social studies units by teaching about space exploration, astronauts, and important achievements in human history.
It’s perfect for learning about astronauts, the Moon landing, and space exploration for kids.
👉 Learn how to support videos like this one, and get Homeschool Pop tattoos!
patreon.com/homeschoolpop
00:00 Introduction
0:11 Who was Neil Armstrong?
0:34 Neil Armstrong's early life
1:12 Neil Armstrong as a young man
2:34 Serving in the Navy
3:02 Becoming an astronaut
4:04 Apollo 11
5:21 The famous Moon mission
7:37 Life after Apollo 11
Photo credit:
Image of Neil Armstrong TeachingArmstrong teaching engineering students in 1974 [Number 2]. Date issued: 10-22-2013
Neil A. Armstrong Commemorative Archive. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us
Music credit:
"Deliberate Thought", "Unwritten Record", "Americana" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
Thanks for watching!
Daniel
"Homeschool Pop"
