Tia's+who's+got+the+power

Who's got the power? 2. What is the Parliamentary Triangle viewed from Regatta Point? The ﻿Parliamentary Triangle has some of the most significant buildings.The triangle is made by City Hall, Parliament House, and the Defence Head Quarters of Russell. Walter Burley Griffin planned the whole layout of Canberra after winning the design competition to design Canberra and it's many amazing buildings. He located all the buildings inside the triangle and made the three buildings that created the out line, into the shape that it is today.The Parliamentary Triangle is truly a great sight to see. Here is a picture of the triangle. 3. Who were the﻿ original inhabitants of this area? What was the name of this place and what did it mean? What is the significance still today? The original inhabitants of Canberra was the Ngunnawal tribe. The Ngunnawal tribe called Canberra kamberra or Canbery. They called it this because it meant "meeting place." They would gather there to create rock art, trade goods and catch up with friends.The significance still today is that Canberra is where all the people in Parliament meet to discuss new laws and other things just like the aboriginal people would meet there.  4. ﻿What does democracy mean? Include the definition and an example of democracy at work. Dictionary meaning - Democracy is a system of Government in which the people choose their leader by voting for them in elections. My words - Democracy is when people are free to vote for the leader they want to lead their country. When Julia Gillard and Tony Abbot were up for election everyone voted for who they wanted. That is an example of democracy at work.  5. ﻿Name the two Parliament Houses. What colours represent them? The two Parliament Houses are The House of Representatives which is represented by the colour green and the Senate which is represented by the colour red. If a new law is being brought in, it must be debated and approved in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The speaker would ask to hear both views then call a vote. The majority of votes will determine if the law is passed or not.  6. Why was a new Parliament House built? Who opened both the Old and New Parliament House? There was alway an intention of building a new Parliament House because the old Parliament House was only a temporary building designed to last 50 years. Walter Burly Griffin had designed Canberra with only one Parliament House but during the building, World War I brokeout. This made the building come to a halt. Most of the money was spent on shipping troops and equipment to Gallipoli. They needed somewhere to hold Parliament so John Smith Murdoch designed what is now known as old Parliament House. The new and old Parliament House were opened by Elisabeth II.  7. What does the AIS stand for and after which Olympic Games was it established and why? The AIS stands for the Australian Institute of Sport. It was established in 1981 after Australias poor effort in the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. It was established to help develop elite athletes the way Europeans prepared their athletes and stop Australians having to go overseas to train. In the late 70's Bob Ellicott was keen for a National Sports Institute after visiting China, his vision was well received, so on Australia Day 26th January 1981 the Institute was offically opened by Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser.  8.C hoose one area of sport at the AIS that interests you and white a paragraph about it. Gymnastics is a sport where you need strength, flexibility and balance. In gymnastics you make up routines on all different apparatus, like the floor, bars, beams, rings and many more. Gymnastics requires concentration; because you need to make sure that your routine is in time and all requirements are completed. When making a routine you need to show the judges that you are flexible, enthusiastic and elegant. 

9. Do you have a relative who has fought in any War or conflict? Discuss this with your family and write about this person. My great grandfather's brothers served in the Australian Air force during the 2nd World War and saw service in New Guinea and associated islands. One of them named Les was reluctant to talk about his experiences, because he saw some very brutal and cruel things committed by the Japanese to the indigenous inhabitants of the islands. Ivor, the other brother was not so closely involved with the enemy and was not effected as much as Les. My great grandmother's brother was in the navy stationed in Darwin, when the bombing by the Japanese took place. He was serving on a corvette (lightly armed escort warship) which was hit on the stern by a bomb. The ship was badly damaged but remained floating. No members of our family were killed during wars although serving in conflict areas.

10. Describe the Gallipoli Diorama. How was it made? What does it show? The Gallipali Diorama is a 3D veiw that shows the ANZACs at war in Lone Pine. It shows how they made trenches under ground.The diorama was made out of plaster, paint, chicken wire and wood. The diorama also has little plaster people that are fighting each other. It was made to show families to some degree what it was like for their sons, brothers, husbands or fathers who went to war. 11.W here is the unknown Australian Soldier located? Why is he unknown? The unknown Australian Soldier is located at the Australian War Memorial. The soldier is unknown because when he died he was not wearing his identification tag. They went back and found an unknown soldier and brought him back. He represents all the unknown soldiers that died in World W ar I. 12. When we return from Canberra choose the place that most interested you. Did it meet your expectations or not? Why? My favourite place was Questacon. I liked it because you got to have fun and learn lots about science and technology. It was great to be able to do hands on activities. It did meet my expectations, I thought it would be like science works but it was a little different, it was smaller but it was a bit better designed for children to have fun. The free fall helped me overcome my fear of heights.Questacon was great fun as we explored the world of science.  ﻿ ﻿Bibliography [] - Wednesday 23rd February http://Kpslevel42011.wikispaces ﻿ .com/  http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/ - Tuesday 29th Ma﻿rch  http://en.wickipedia.org/wiki/parliament_House,_canberra - Monday 28th March    John Maso﻿n <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;"> (My Grandpa) <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">- Thursday 30th March