GoPro Inventor Nick Woodman

From the Series STEM Trailblazer Bios

  • Interest Level: Grade 2 - Grade 5
  • Reading Level: Grade 4

Do you enjoy snapping photos or taking movies of your adventures? So does Nick Woodman—but when he was growing up, most of his activities weren’t camera-safe. Woodman was a diehard surfer. He couldn’t hold a camera—or keep it dry—while he was boarding. So many of his memorable moments went unrecorded.

As an adult, Woodman set out to invent a camera that’s easy to use anywhere. The result was GoPro—a company that builds sturdy, waterproof, wearable cameras. GoPro cameras have been used everywhere from the ocean floor to outer space. They’ve captured athletic thrills, exotic journeys, and everyday moments on the go. Discover how Woodman turned his tech vision into reality.

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Interest Level Grade 2 - Grade 5
Reading Level Grade 4
Genre Science
Category 5 Kinds of Nonfiction, 5KN: Narrative Nonfiction, STEM, STEM: Interdisciplinary
Copyright 2015
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint LernerClassroom, Lerner Publications ™
Language English
Number of Pages 32
Publication Date 2015-01-01
Reading Counts! Level 4.4
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007090, JNF051090, JNF061010
Dewey 600
Dimensions 7 x 9
Lexile 710
Guided Reading Level T
ATOS Reading Level 4.7
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 170514
Accelerated Reader® Points 0.5
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STEM Trailblazer Bios

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School Library Journal, Series Made Simple

“[I]nformative and inspiring series….Highly recommended, especially where current biographies, particularly of those involved in STEM careers, are needed and requested; strong supplemental reading for science classes, too.”―School Library Journal, Series Made Simple