Dewey Decimal System

UmmmNot quite.Try again.Go back to QuizWhat is theDewey Decimal System?A way to organize books intogroups or categoriesInvented in 1876 byMelvil Dewey, a teacher and librarianTo find a book, we use the Library Catalog to look up a books call number 10 General Categories(+1 specific category)000s100s200s300s400s500s600s700s800s900s92sLets sort this out

000s General WorksBooks that fit in this group have many different subjects in them, likeHow books are madeThis is also where books about unexplained subjects are found, such asLoch Ness MonsterBigfootUFOsGhostsThe InternetComputers100s PhilosophyBooks in this group are about how we think and feel.Dealing with lossMaking good choicesHow to be friends200s ReligionThese books are about all different religions and stories from the Bible.JudaismChristianityIslamNoahs Ark300s Social StudiesBooks in this section tell about how people live together and includeHolidaysFairy tales and folk tales are in this section because many were originally written to teach a lesson about behavior.CustomsGovernmentMilitary400s LanguageThese books are about different languages and grammar.These are not books written in different languages, these are books about different languages.JapaneseFrenchGermanPunctuationNounsVerbs500s Math & ScienceBooks in this section are about things from nature.PlanetsWild AnimalsRocks and MineralsWeatherDinosaursFractions600s TechnologyThese books are about things that are man-made.Cars and MotorcyclesPetsConstructionFood & FarmingAirplanes and Rockets700s Art & RecreationThese are the books about things we do for fun.FootballBaseballHow-to-DrawPaintingMusicFishing800s LiteratureThese are books of stories, plays and poetry.We have too many fiction books to put here, so they get their own section in the Library.SongsRiddles and JokesPoetrySpeechesEssays900s History & GeographyBooks in this section are about events from the past, states in the US and countries of the world.WarsAncient CivilizationsUS States and CitiesUS SymbolsForeign Countries92s BiographiesThese are books about famous people.Ronald ReaganEli ManningPocahontasBen FranklinMichael JacksonThomas EdisonDewey Scavenger Hunt #1Where would you find a book about golf?92s700s300s900sDewey Scavenger Hunt #2Books about Virginia would be in which section?100s900s500s300sDewey Scavenger Hunt #3Where would you find a book about the Loch Ness Monster?600s000s92s800sDewey Scavenger Hunt #4If I want to read Cinderella, where should I look?400s300s000s700sDewey Scavenger Hunt #5Where would you find a book about artist and inventor Leonardo DaVinci?600s92s900s700sWhat did we learn?The Dewey Decimal System is a way to organize books into groups or categories Each category is numbered to make it easier to find books in the library The LIBRARY CATALOG is where we find the call number for the bookNow go find your book!