Let’s find a book about Let’s find a book about tornadoes! tornadoes!

Getting to know DeweyGetting to know Dewey

Created by Catherine TrinkleHickory Elementary 2005

Which section would you Which section would you choose?choose?

000 Computers, information and general reference

100 Ideas & Feelings 200 Religion 300 Social sciences 400 Language 500 Science and math 600 Technology 700 Arts and recreation 800 Literature 900 History and geography

500s!500s!

Science and Science and math math

How do we get How do we get rid of math?rid of math?

(How do we narrow (How do we narrow this number down?)this number down?)

550550

550s is the Earth 550s is the Earth Science category Science category

So say goodbye to…So say goodbye to…

Goodbye to…Goodbye to… MathMath AnimalsAnimals PlanetsPlanets SpidersSpiders Light & soundLight & sound MineralsMinerals PlantsPlants ElectricityElectricity Dinosaurs & fossilsDinosaurs & fossils

Change the number Change the number againagain

551551Geology & meterologyGeology & meterology

GeologyGeology: study of the history and : study of the history and structure of the earthstructure of the earth

MeteorologyMeteorology: study of weather: study of weather

How do we get rid of How do we get rid of geology? We don’t geology? We don’t need to study the need to study the

structure of the earth! structure of the earth! We want weather!!We want weather!!

Add a decimal and Add a decimal and you get..you get..

551.5 Weather,551.5 Weather,A huge category!A huge category!

How do we get rid of rain, How do we get rid of rain, snow, tsunamis, clouds, snow, tsunamis, clouds,

sunny days, hurricanes, etc., sunny days, hurricanes, etc., etc.???etc.???

Add another numberAdd another number

551.55 Storms551.55 StormsThunderstorms, snow storms, ice Thunderstorms, snow storms, ice

storms, tropical storms, storms, tropical storms, hurricanes, blizzards, hail storms, hurricanes, blizzards, hail storms, when your mom is mad at you for when your mom is mad at you for

not doing your chores! not doing your chores!

We just want tornadoes We just want tornadoes so…so…

551.553551.553

TORNADOES!TORNADOES!

This could go on a long This could go on a long time!time!

551.5530222551.5530222Tornadoes of Wisconson

551.552551.552

Hurricane & Tropical StormsHurricane & Tropical Storms

Are similar to tornadoes, but that last Are similar to tornadoes, but that last number makes a big difference!number makes a big difference!

Both are storms but:Both are storms but:

551.55551.5522=hurricanes & tropical =hurricanes & tropical stormsstorms

551.55551.5533=tornadoes=tornadoes

The EndThe End

So now where do we find celebrations?? Just kidding…