Armstrong Documentary Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (NR – 2019)

Armstrong Documentary Movie Guide | Questions | Worksheet (NR – 2019) explores the life of Neil Armstrong, his character traits, accomplishments, relationships and post-moon-landing life. Challenge students to connect with Neil’s experiences, his family’s experiences and put themselves in his shoes. Evaluate NASA’s decision to cut off communications with the Armstrong family during the Saturn V mission. Consider the iconic phrase ‘the eagle has landed’ and how it is used today, compared to how it was used originally by Armstrong. Finally, continue the exploration into Neil’s life with extended research on the moon landing, his hypersonic X-15 flights, or his involvement in the Rogers Commission Report and the Challenger disaster.

This resource consists of 10 high-level, short answer and essay questions that will do more than just ask your students to regurgitate information. See the preview file for high resolution sample questions.

This product .zip file includes:

• A student movie guide, PDF digital fillable form version (4 pages)
• A student movie guide, PDF print version  (4 pages)
• An answer key (4 pages) is included, however, some answers will vary as students are encouraged to construct their own meaning throughout the film and many questions are open-ended.
• A generic movie guide permission slip (1 page)
• CCSS alignment indicating standards met, PDF (1 page – see also preview image)
  • CCSS Note: I’ve taken the liberty of aligning certain reading standards with the act of consuming content via the movie instead. Although students aren’t reading they are asked to perform the same cognitive functions on the content that they consumed from the movie.

Digital PDF Version Tips

• It is intended for a paperless, 1:1 tablet/iPad classroom
• Ask students to download a PDF editor app if they don’t already have one. It needs to have a save function as well. I used Foxit PDF.
• Host the file. I used google drive to share a folder with students.
• When complete, ask students to save the file in a designated google drive folder using a naming convention. (I use LastnameFirstnameMovieGuide.pdf)