The Janke Family

Monthly Archive: May 2015

Tempi’po’op Trail 2015

Exploring Tempi’po’op Trail in Santa Clara.Tempi’po’op (pronounced tumpee poo oop) means “rock writing” in Southern Paiute. The Tempi’po’op Trail traverses the geographic formation known as Land Hill, which was heavily used by both Ancestral Puebloans and Southern Paiute. This trail is also part of the Anasazi Trail.

Homopolar Motor

Henry’s GWA Innovation Fair project; Homopolar Motors. Science!

A Homopolar Motor is a simple electric motor that uses direct current to power rotational movement. It is called Homopolar because unlike conventional DC motors, the polarity of the magnetic field does not change.