Diversity

Description for floor 1 The world is made up of many different biomes. In this mission you will explore the different biomes of our world. You will follow a white brick path that leads you to talk to people from the different biomes. You will watch videos or slide shows that will teach you about the plants found in each boime. At the end of the path you will take a 10 question multiple choice, true/false quiz. Have fun!

Dear Council, The people in the Diversity area are jlyster250, plunny71, gbotsford71 and cjamieson71 The area we would like to request is from 12s 0w, 6s 0w, 6s 5w to 12s 5w. Enkar, we would like the area cleared completely. There is a description of what we want below the image.

Yours in questing, The Diversity Affirmation Team.

Story Line...

Quester gets to door of Diversity building which triggers Ranger Rick to say "Hello quester. My name is Ranger Rick. I'm the head tour guide for the Diversity Affirmation Exposition. Would you like to take a guided tour?

Sure. When do we start? No thanks. Maybe later. Okay. If you want the tour, you should follow the gems on the floor. They will lead you to signs that will explain the exhibits. I suppose this is a gem of a tour! Ha, ha, ha! (Ha,ha.) You follow the gems to the first exhibit and you find the Ranger Rick avatar standing there. Whoa! How do you do that!? (Laughs) Ranger's secret! Anyway, Click on the sign to get a link to a site.... You click on the sign and it links you to a site in your Qpod. The same sort of thing happens with the other exhibits. After all of the floors are cleared, you will have to speak with ranger rick again. He will give you a test of some sort. Mabye a prize if questions answered correctly?

 Second Floor: Play "I Spy" with another quester?

Third floor: **Spirituality/World Religion**. Description of 3rd floor. - There are a number of areas focusing on the major religions of the world, along with a brief description of each one (what gods they worship... etc.)

Title of mission, "Something to Believe in..."

Social commitment Diversity Affirmation, lumins

//This would be an introduction to the mission and the first task. (it is the description for the Mission)// For generations, the people of Atlantis put their hope in the arch. It was a great source of power – it gave them inspiration and meaning. When it was destroyed, we lost a great source of our meaning. Now we don’t know what to place our hope in. On earth, people have many different religions. We have also heard about something called spirituality. Maybe something from one of those can help our people to have hope. Please help the people of Atlantis to become an inspired people again.


 * Task One:** Go to the third floor of the diversity building and talk to Pax. He will help you to get started.

Student goes to 3rd floor and finds Pax over by the fountain.

Pax – looks like Ghandi

Ah, Welcome young Quester. Peace be with you.

Quester: Peace? What do you mean by peace?

Pax: That is a very good question. I think it is an asence of chaos - an inner contentment. I hope that you will discover peace.

Quester: Sounds interesting. can you help me to get started on my quest?

Pax: Yes. I am pleased to help you.

All people have a belief system that guides how they live. For some – it is a formal religion – and for others – it is not. The First Nations People of North America had a variety of belief systems – with many common threads. One way that some groups structured their beliefs was around a medicine wheel. The Medicine Wheel was not part of the culture and belief all of the First Nations. You first task is to start to understand the Medicine Wheel. Go and read the board at the top of the stairs. Then, settle down and view the video on the Medicine Wheel. You will want to put on headphones so that you do not disturb those around you. View at least two of the sections - start with the Cree and Ojibwe introductions as well the East parts of the wheel.

When you are done - come back and talk to me. (they can only talk to Pax after they have initated the video)

Pax: The Ojibwe elder was talking about thankfulness. I wonder how you express thankfulness - and who you are thankful to.

Student options: I'm not really that thankful I have a regular pattern of giving thanks I guess I need to think some more about thankfulness.

Pax - nodding- I encourage you to keep thinking about being thankful in big and small ways - it is a way of honouring your spirit. Spirituality can be a hard concept to understand. Take a look at the text signs about spirutality. They are near the stairs. When you are done, go and talk to Yenesis.

Yenesis: (young first nations girl) My life is full of deep meaning. I honour my spirit by taking care of myself, listening to the elders and being thankful. I think that Pax was talking to you about that. Part of exploring spirituality is thinking about what inspires you. Nature often inspires me. A beautiful waterful is inspiring. It can also be peaceful - when I go and sit beside a waterfall and just think quietly, sometimes, I can know peace.

What gives you hope in life? Talking to my elders and understanding my place in the great mystery of life can help give me hope. Some people find hope through faith in their god. The four computer kiosks around the great fountain each have a blog where you can post about these aspects of spirituality: hope, inner peace, meaning and inspirtaion. Post on one of the blogs and then come back and talk to me.

One aspect of spiritualty is Hope. Hope is believing that something better can happen. On this bulletin board share an idea of what gives you Hope.

Inner Peace is an aspect of spirituality. Inner Peace is the ability to be content or at peace in life regardless of what is happening. Some people call this serenity. On this bulletin board please share what helps you find Inner Peace.

Meaning is a major aspect of spirituality. Meaning is what gives you purpose for living and figure out what life is about. On this bulletin board please share what gives you meaning in your life.

One aspect of spirituality is Inspiration. Inspiration is what stimulates us. Different people get Inspiration from different sources such as a divine being, nature, art or a relationship. Please share what gives you Inpiration on this bulletin board.

The Elements

Yenesis: It is going to be interesting to read your blog. I hope you take time to read what other have also written. Maybe you will try out one of their ideas.

Around the room, you may have seen elements of fire, water and light. Many spiritual practices use these elements.

Water is often a sign of life - we cannot live without water. It sometimes represents the ideas of cleansing and healing. Many spiritual rituals involve water. I wonder if you know of any?

The Gods of Ancient Greece considered fire to be so precious that they did not want humans to have it. It is usually a sign of purity. Metals are heated with fire so that the impurities can be removed. Surgical instruments are heated to purify them and make them ready for surgery.

Light is the opposite of dark. Darkness might be evil or ignorance. Light is associated with goodness and being aware. Sometimes light is related to a spiritual being - the light came into the darkness. Fire, water and light are all very powerful. I wonder which one(s) you think the Atlantians might want to consider as signs of hope? They really need to find hope since the arch was destroyed.

Yenesis: Halcyon has done some research into ways people practice spirituality. Go and talk to him. He is over by the garden.

Halcyon: Bows - Welcome Seeker. I have been exploring some ideas about how people practice their spirituality. Some people practice meditation. I think Pax does. Go and talk to him and find out what he knows.

Pax; May I help you?

Quester: Halycon says that you might know something about meditation.

Pax: Ah yes, I am a student of meditation. It means to become aware. When I meditate - I sit down and try to be still. I slow down my breathing and attempt to shut out my busy day and focus. It helps to calm me and builds my spirit.

Quester: Thank you

Pax: Perhaps Halcyon has more for you...

Halcyon: I have been reading that almost every major religion has a practice of meditation - and many people who do not have a formal religion also meditate.

Another spiritual practice is prayer. Prayer is a person's attempt to engage with a diety - or god. I regularly pray to ask for wisdom and guidance - I also pray and give thanks for all of the gifts that I am given in life.

Does it surpirse you that I pray? It is a very helpful part of my spirituality.

Some people find that being careful of how they live is an important spiritual practice. I know that Yensis practices this - and many other spiritual disciplines. Go and talk to her - she has a lot of knowledge.

Yenesis: Hello again. I hope that you are learning some helpful things. What can I help you with?

Quester: Halcyon has been tellling me about Spiritual practices. He says that you practice your spirituality with your lfestyle?

Yenesis: I guess I do! I am trying to keep my life simple. I have decided that taking care of my spirit means not getting too busy. I don't want to be stressed out - so I choose to say no to busyness. I am also trying to eat foods that are good for me. For me, that means eating foods as close their natural state as I can. Many people have different ways of eating that are connected to their spiritual life. One of my friends has chosen to be vegetarian. It fits with her understanding of the world. My friend Isaiah practices a form of Judaism where they have food rules about what is or is not Kosher. This is part of their spiritual beliefs. Other people make choices about the uses of substances such tobacco, recreational drugs and alcohol - as part of their spiritual life.

Quester: Spirituality is bigger than I thought.

Yenesis: Yes! Spirituality is really your beliefs about how to live life well. I fear too many people put very little thought into what they actually beleive about living. Maybe now it is time to go back and talk to Halcyon.

Halycyon: Welcome back. I hope that Yenesis gave you some more to think about.

Another way that people practice their spirituality is through creativity. Some people use music, others works of art. Some religions practice a balance in life. People who embrace some Eastern religions may honour a balance of the yin and the yang. One way they express this is through creating a garden that inspires them - and for meditation. Here, they balance rough and smooth, warm and cold, male and female. These gardens often include four elements of: rock, water, plants, and architecture. We have created a bit of a garden like this in the corner. Bohdi is attending it. I wonder what she can share with you?

Bodhi: Hello - Are you are interested in my garden. Quester: Yes, I am wondering about it.

Bodhi: I have been trying to create a garden to inspire the people of Atantis based on the Classic Chinese Garden. Visit the web site to learn about this type of graden. When you come back - I would be intereed in hearing your ideas about how I could create this type of garden in Atlantis. Maybe it will help peple here develop their spirituality.

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After vising the web site on Sun Yet Sen Gardens, the Quester comes back and needs a way to make a suggestion to Bodhi for how she could incorporate the Classic Chinese Garden style for Atlantis.

Bodhi: Thanks for you help! I think you are getting close to finishing this mission. I think that Halcyon might have more information for you.

Halcyon. You are learning a lot. Thank you for helping Bodhi with her garden. A final area for us to explore is religion. When people's spiritual practices become centered around a God - or gods - and they become formalized - a religion is the result. There are many religions in our world. I have created some boards around the room for you to go and look at. Here is a challenge for you! Why have I put the cow, the eagle and the mennorah in this space? Figure that one out - they are connected to a major religion. The answers are not in this space - you will need to do some searching outside of Quest Atlantis. When you have figured oen out, come back to me.

Halycon: Did you figure one out? (need a way for them to give info so that they can then go on)

Haycyon: Your final task is to choose one religion and then determine one of the ways it has made a positive contribution to people, and to life on earth and how this might help the Altantians to find meaning. (this could actually be a Quest - so could the part on the garden)

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What will the mission goal be?

Fourth Floor: There needs to be a condition put on the door that one can only go through until they have done the other 3 floors first. Task 1: The Griffin speaks! (the griffin gives you directions) Task 2: Griffin says to come back after the mission. He will give a prize to the quester. Task 3: Space-The final frontier... go to the space biome! (Quester goes to the coordinates and clicks on the sign that he\she finds at coordinates) Task 4: In the jungle, the mighty jungle... go to the rainforest biome! (Quester goes to biome and clicks on sign that he\she finds there) Task 5: Take a nature hike... go to the temperate forest biome! (Quester goes to biome and clicks on sign that he\she finds there) Task 6: Go to the tundra biome! (Quester goes to biome and clicks on sign that he/she finds there) Task 7: Talk to the Griffin. He will test your knowledge. (Quester goes back to griffin and takes a soon-to-be-formulated test) Task 8: Reflect upon your knowledge. (Take the biome quest)
 * Building Sketch**



The other two buildings will be based upon basic diversity and culture. In the basic diversity building there will be books in the building on what diversity is about. In the basic diversity building, the books will be on basic diversity. On the culture building, the books will be about culture, people and traditions. The books contain information we found and facts that we researched.

Here are the quiz questions for the biome diversity (1st) floor

1. The Savannah and prairies are examples of the grassland t/f ans: true 2. A Joshua tree is found in which biome? a. Deciduous Forest b. Desert c. Rainforest ans. b 3. There are seasons in the Rainforest? t/f ans: false 4. The average height of a tree in the Rainforest is: a. 10m b. 20m c. 30m ans. 30m 5. In which biome do the trees loose their leaves in the winter a. Coniferous Forest b. Deciduous Forest c. Tundra ans. b 6. Which of the following is NOT an example of a Coniferous tree a. pine tree b. fir tree c. willow tree ans. c 7. Which is the largest biome in the world a. Coniferous Forest b. Deciduous Forest c. Rainforest ans. a 8. The meaning of Tundra is: a. a truck made by Toyota b. treeless plains of northern regions c. all of the above ans. b or c :) 9. The average annual precipitation of the tundra is about a. 10cm b. 25 cm 3. 50cm ans. b 10. Which latitude is the Rain forest closest to a. the equator b. 49th parallel c. neither of the above ans. a

Quiz questions for 4th floor

1. Which of the following is not an example of an animal that lives in the desert? a. cobra b. vulture c. bear ans c

Dialogue for first floor (Carson)

Quester gets to door of Diversity building which triggers Ranger Rick to say "Hello quester. My name is Ranger Rick. I'm the head tour guide for the Diversity Affirmation Exposition. Would you like to take a guided tour?

Quester choices: "Sure. When do we start?" or " No thanks. Maybe later."

If the quester chooses to take tour Ranger Rick says : " Okay. If you want the tour, you should follow the gems on the floor. They will lead you to signs that will explain the exhibits. I suppose this is a gem of a tour! Ha, ha, ha! When you get to each biome click on the video screen to learn about that particular biome. When you are finished come back and see me to take the biome quiz. If you score high enough you can earn a hat just like mine. Have fun and see you soon."

Quester follows the gems to the first exhibit and watches video then goes onto the next biome and so on.....

At the end of the tour Quester meets Ranger Rick again.

Ranger Rick says " Let's see how much you've learned about the biomes. You will take a 10 question quiz. If you score at least 8 correct you will in a hat and get to go onto the next floor where the Griffin will give you a tour where you will learn about the different animals in each biome".