# Apollo 11 resources for small children **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 5, 2009, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-resources-for-small-children/498849 "2009-06-05T17:36:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-resources-for-small-children/498849/1 "2009-06-05T17:36:18Z")
Fang’s final assignment for Kindergarten has come in. He is supposed to teach his class for ten minutes about anything he wants. After finally convincing him that he does not actually know karate or boxing, and that maybe he should pick another subject, he decided he want to tell his class how people went to the moon, and how his Granddaddy helped them. He and I went over every thing at a real high level, and now I am looking for some visual aids. Surprisingly, the NASA site isn’t very helpful. Would anyone have a suggestion I could check out? I am looking for pictures of: [ul] [li]A Saturn V booster.[/li][li]A Command Module[/li][li]A Lunar Module[/li][li]A picture of someone on the moon - Like the famous picture of Buzz Aldrin[/li][li]Something the kids can color in[/ul][/li] That last one really has me stymied. NASA has a bunch of pictures for coloring, but nothing from Apollo. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-resources-for-small-children/498849/2 "2009-06-05T17:58:14Z")
[http://www.apollosaturn.com/frame-sv.htm](http://www.apollosaturn.com/frame-sv.htm) [http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/rockets.html](http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/rockets.html) [http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/gallery/saturn/saturn1.html](http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/gallery/saturn/saturn1.html) [http://si-pwebsrch02.si.edu/search?q=moon+lander&site=si\_all&btnG.x=0&btnG.y=0&btnG=Search&entqr=3&entsp=0&sort=date%3AD%3AL%3Ad1&output=xml\_no\_dtd&ie=UTF-8&client=default\_frontend&SEARCH.x=0&ref=t&ud=1&SEARCH.y=0&oe=UTF-8&proxystylesheet=default\_frontend](http://si-pwebsrch02.si.edu/search?q=moon+lander&site=si_all&btnG.x=0&btnG.y=0&btnG=Search&entqr=3&entsp=0&sort=date%3AD%3AL%3Ad1&output=xml_no_dtd&ie=UTF-8&client=default_frontend&SEARCH.x=0&ref=t&ud=1&SEARCH.y=0&oe=UTF-8&proxystylesheet=default_frontend) There are lots of links when searching the NASA site. You just have to follow the links to new links sometimes. NASA just has so many pictures it’s hard to find anything. ---
**Author:** ![Sandra\_Battye](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sandra_battye/32/552_2.png) [@Sandra\_Battye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sandra_Battye)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-resources-for-small-children/498849/3 "2009-06-05T18:17:05Z")
Here are some coloring pages: [http://www.brianfloca.com/Downloads.html](http://www.brianfloca.com/Downloads.html) [http://www.coloring.ws/space.htm[http://www.coloring.ws/space.htm](http://www.coloring.ws/space.htm)](http://www.coloring.ws/space.htm%5Bhttp://www.coloring.ws/space.htm%5D(http://www.coloring.ws/space.htm)) ---
**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-resources-for-small-children/498849/4 "2009-06-05T18:19:07Z")
[Here](http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo_11_30th.html) are a bunch of Apollo 11 photos from NASA , all of them enlargable. [This one](http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/images/as11_40_5903.jpg) is especially good. [Here](http://www.coloring.ws/space.htm) are some coloring pages of lunar landers and capsules (among space shuttles and other things). Don’t know if they’re specifically from Apollo, but are close in appearance. ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-resources-for-small-children/498849/5 "2009-06-05T19:05:44Z")
The relevant Wikipedia articles have some pretty good pictures, and there’ll only be a handful on each page. Wikipedia policies say if it’s on there, it should be public domain and OK to use. –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-resources-for-small-children/498849/6 "2009-06-05T19:08:26Z")
> [@jk1245](#): > > [Here](http://www.coloring.ws/space.htm) are some coloring pages of lunar landers and capsules (among space shuttles and other things). Don’t know if they’re specifically from Apollo, but are close in appearance. Those are pretty cool. The lunar landers and the rover are from Apollo (that’s the only program that had those types of vehicles). The space capsule looks like Mercury’s. –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Leiko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Leiko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leiko)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-resources-for-small-children/498849/7 "2009-06-05T20:47:35Z")
> [@Cliffy](#): > > The relevant Wikipedia articles have some pretty good pictures, and there’ll only be a handful on each page. Wikipedia policies say if it’s on there, it should be public domain and OK to use. > > –Cliffy Even better than Wikipedia for encyclopedia-quality images is the Wikimedia [Commons](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page), which should have everything from the 'pedia pages and often has much more. ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-resources-for-small-children/498849/8 "2009-06-05T20:51:27Z")
How long does he have to prepare? If he can wait until the end of June, he may be able to show ACTUAL photos of the old Apollo hardware still on the moon! The [Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LCROSS) is scheduled for launch June 17. It will carry a camera powerful enough to image the LM descent stages and rovers that remain on the moon’s surface. NASA hasn’t made a big deal of this capability, I’m guessing because it will be embarrassing if it doesn’t work. I took the tour at Kennedy Space Center last month and the tour guides, who know just about everything about the goings-on there, knew almost nothing about it. Not sure how quick they’re going to have images available of that stuff, but your kid might get lucky with the timing. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-resources-for-small-children/498849/9 "2009-06-05T21:02:21Z")
Wow. A ten minute presentation for a kindergartner? With visual aids? I don’t remember doing anything nearly that complicated till I was in third grade. I’m impressed. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-resources-for-small-children/498849/10 "2009-06-07T04:55:40Z")
Moving thread from IMHO to General Questions. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-resources-for-small-children/498849/11 "2009-06-07T05:10:21Z")
> [@](#): > > The relevant Wikipedia articles have some pretty good pictures, and there’ll only be a handful on each page. Wikipedia policies say if it’s on there, it should be public domain and OK to use. Everything produced by NASA is public domain by virtue of NASA being an arm of the government, and there’s such a wealth of NASA material that you would hardly need to use anything else, anyway. So copyright shouldn’t be an issue at all. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-resources-for-small-children/498849/12 "2009-06-07T05:10:39Z")
[The Space Store](http://www.thespacestore.com/) has things for kids and grown-ups. [Man’s Greatest Adventure poster](http://www.thespacestore.com/magrad.html) has Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo, including the Lunar Module. [Buzz Aldrin on the moon poster](http://www.thespacestore.com/bualonmo.html) [Apollo 11 Saturn V launch](http://www.thespacestore.com/ap11savlapo.html) [Astronaut Salutes Flag On Moon Poster](http://www.thespacestore.com/assaflonmopo.html) with LM and Lunar Rover. [This toy](http://www.thespacestore.com/spacvoyulsat.html) has the Saturn V rocket with Command and Service modules, and the Lunar Module. ANd here’s a [Lunar Adventure Set](http://www.thespacestore.com/lulaadset.html). What if he does his presentation in a [space suit](http://www.thespacestore.com/chascoandnaf.html)? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-resources-for-small-children/498849/13 "2009-06-07T16:15:10Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > [http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/rockets.html](http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/rockets.html) I like the “Saturn the Giant” photo. It gives a good impression of the scale of the thing. > [@Sandra\_Battye](#): > > Here are some coloring pages: > [http://www.brianfloca.com/Downloads.html](http://www.brianfloca.com/Downloads.html) THis was great. Just what we were looking for. > [@jk1245](#): > > [This one](http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/images/as11_40_5903.jpg) is especially good. That’s the photo of Buzz I was looking for. > [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Wow. A ten minute presentation for a kindergartner? With visual aids? I don’t remember doing anything nearly that complicated till I was in third grade. I’m impressed. That’s what I said. I think this may be a bit much for a Kindergartner. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-resources-for-small-children/498849/14 "2009-06-15T15:49:36Z")
Everything went well on Wednesday. The pictures and some LEGO models we built made excellent visual aids. Thanks to everyone. ---
**Author:** ![jonesj2205](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecc23a/32.png) [@jonesj2205](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonesj2205)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-resources-for-small-children/498849/15 "2009-06-15T17:28:10Z")
Mind if I ask how Granddaddy helped them go to the moon? ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-resources-for-small-children/498849/16 "2009-06-15T20:15:41Z")
> [@jonesj2205](#): > > Mind if I ask how Granddaddy helped them go to the moon? My father was an IBM contractor who programmed the launch sequence computers for the Saturn V. In Kindergartenese: Granddaddy told the rocket when it was okay to blast off. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-resources-for-small-children/498849/17 "2009-06-15T20:56:09Z")
> [@jk1245](#): > > [Here](http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo_11_30th.html) are a bunch of Apollo 11 photos from NASA , all of them enlargable. > > [This one](http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/images/as11_40_5903.jpg) is especially good. NASA used to be the shit back in the early 1970s when I was a kid. If you went to the Johnson Space Center’s visitor’s center, you could get on their list and get 8x10 prints of those pictures. I have EVERY one of those pictures that **jk1245** linked to in 8x10 prints somewhere, including the cool Aldrin one. (of which I also have a 11x13 photographic print from the original negatives- my grandfather knew a guy who worked at NASA in the late 60s, who knew a guy who made him a set of color photographic prints from the negatives) ---
**Author:** ![Bob\_Summer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f475e1/32.png) [@Bob\_Summer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Summer)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2009, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-resources-for-small-children/498849/18 "2009-07-03T13:18:49Z")
If you need Coloring Sheets of the Apollo moom landing (or any other US history event) you need to take a look at the website [www.USA-Printables.com](http://www.USA-Printables.com) Specifically the Space Race section: [USA-Printables: America Space Program - US History Coloring](http://usa-printables.com/Events/Space/index.htm) They have a lot of different USA history coloring pages that are great!