Whoosh!

To become an inventor, what steps did Lonnie Johnson have to take?

Define the following terms in your own words.

Discuss the elements of inventing that Lonnie had to consider when creating the Super Soaker:

Lonnie Johnson was told that he wouldn’t make a very good engineer.

Why did he keep trying?

What other setbacks did Lonnie have to overcome?

What did he need in order to get his robot, Linex, to work?

Propulsion

Compression

How did Lonnie’s childhood and studies help him with his work at NASA?

Weight

Capacity

Force

Usability

Cost

Prototype

What lessons from Lonnie’s work and life can we apply to our own lives?

Invention

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0Y8CyhiTGRDbFNhU0dsR0lzS1k/view

https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/picture-books-ideas-inspire-young-inventors/

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UfTEsEibGw0b_NmAUhhCqxZJc1he0nfJmWiGgwlfAN0/edit

https://texasbluebonnetaward2018.wordpress.com/whoosh-lonnie-johnsons-super-soaking-stream-of-inventions/

https://chrisbarton.info/whoosh-discussion-activity-guide.pdf