Dewey Decimal System Power Point Library – Mrs. Frederick

Dewey Decimal System Developed by the librarian Melvil Dewey in Classification system to organize materials in libraries. When looking for a book remember to look from the top to the bottom and left to right on the shelves. 10 categories based on content….the following five slides are the different categories and examples in each category.

General Knowledge Almanacs, Encyclopedias, Libraries, Museums, Newspapers, Unexplained phenomenon Psychology and Philosophy Death & Dying, Ethics, Feelings, Logic, Making Friends, Optical Illusions, Superstitions...

Religions and Mythology Amish, Bible Stories, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Quakers, Shakers Social Sciences and Folklore Careers, Customs, Environment, Families, Government, Manners, Money, Recycling... Previous Screen

Languages and Grammar Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Sign Language, Spanish General Science and Math Animals, Biology, Chemistry, Dinosaurs, Fish, Geology, Insects, Physics, Planets, Plants... Previous Screen

Applied Science and Medicine :Computers, Engineering, Farming, Health, Human Body, Manufacturing, Nutrition, Cooking Arts & Recreation Architecture, Crafts, Drawing, Games, Jokes, Music, Puppets, Songbooks, Sports, Hunting... Previous Screen

Literature Literature, Plays, Poetry, Shakespeare, Writing Geography and History Biographies, Countries, Native Americans, States, Travel, Wars... Previous Screen

Take the DDS Quiz……. write your answers to the following questions…. Melvil Dewey:

1. Which category would you find the book….. “Ancient Egypt: Land of the Pyramids”? A.100’s B.300’s C.800’s D. 900’s

2. In which category would you find a book on the Bermuda Triangle? A. 000’s B. 300’s C. 800’s D. 900’s

3. “Romeo and Juliet” is a Shakespearean play, where would you find a copy of this play? A. 100’s B. 300’s C. 700’s D. 800’s

4. Sign Language books would be located in which section of the library? A. 100’s B. 400’s C. 600’s D. 700’s

5. If you wanted to learn how to sew where should you look in the library? A. 200’s B. 300’s C. 600’s D. 700’s

6. Terrorism is so prevalent in today’s world, where could we research the topic of terrorism? A. 100’s B. 300’s C. 700’s D. 900’s

7. The Bald Eagle, the national emblem of the United States of America, has been on the endangered species list, where could we find more information about this bird? A. 200’s B. 300’s C. 500’s D. 600’s

8. The world needs to find new sources for fuel and energy, where could we find information on technologies focused on new fuel sources? A. 400’s B. 500’s C. 600’s D. 700’s

9. I love to read suspense, thriller books on the weekends, where in the library could I technically find more books like this? A. 100’s B. 300’s C. 700’s D. 800’s

10. “World Religions” is a book focusing on the various religions in the world today, such as Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Muslim, Scientology, where would we shelve this book? A. 100’s B. 200’s C. 300’s D. 900’s

Hopefully you learned something new about the Dewey Decimal System. Good Luck finding the materials and resources you want and need. Don’t forget the card catalog and I are here to help you too!

Call Numbers Call numbers are arranged from least to greatest. From left to right. These are not in the proper order. Which book should come first? Nursing FRE Safety in the Workplace Don Today’s Bridges Smi Cats Z Girls’ Best Friends: Cats Abo

Call Numbers Call numbers are arranged from least to greatest. From left to right. These are now in the correct order…… Nursing FRE Safety in the Workplace Don Today’s Bridges Smi Cats Z Girls’ Best Friends: Cats Abo

1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War 2. Baseball Just for Kids 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale 4. Ancient Egypt 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems 6. Crafts for Kids 7. Cookies for Christmas 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders 9. The Titanic Sinks 10. World Book Encyclopedia 11. North American Indian Sign Language 12. Psychology for Kids 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale 4. Ancient Egypt 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems 6. Crafts for Kids 7. Cookies for Christmas 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders 9. The Titanic Sinks 10. World Book Encyclopedia 11. North American Indian Sign Language 12. Psychology for Kids 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale 4. Ancient Egypt 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems 6. Crafts for Kids 7. Cookies for Christmas 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders 9. The Titanic Sinks 10. World Book Encyclopedia 11. North American Indian Sign Language 12. Psychology for Kids 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale300’s 4. Ancient Egypt 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems 6. Crafts for Kids 7. Cookies for Christmas 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders 9. The Titanic Sinks 10. World Book Encyclopedia 11. North American Indian Sign Language 12. Psychology for Kids 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale300’s 4. Ancient Egypt900’s 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems 6. Crafts for Kids 7. Cookies for Christmas 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders 9. The Titanic Sinks 10. World Book Encyclopedia 11. North American Indian Sign Language 12. Psychology for Kids 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale300’s 4. Ancient Egypt900’s 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems800’s 6. Crafts for Kids 7. Cookies for Christmas 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders 9. The Titanic Sinks 10. World Book Encyclopedia 11. North American Indian Sign Language 12. Psychology for Kids 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale300’s 4. Ancient Egypt900’s 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems800’s 6. Crafts for Kids700’s 7. Cookies for Christmas 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders 9. The Titanic Sinks 10. World Book Encyclopedia 11. North American Indian Sign Language 12. Psychology for Kids 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale300’s 4. Ancient Egypt900’s 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems800’s 6. Crafts for Kids700’s 7. Cookies for Christmas600’s or 300’s 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders 9. The Titanic Sinks 10. World Book Encyclopedia 11. North American Indian Sign Language 12. Psychology for Kids 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale300’s 4. Ancient Egypt900’s 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems800’s 6. Crafts for Kids700’s 7. Cookies for Christmas600’s or 300’s 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders500’s 9. The Titanic Sinks 10. World Book Encyclopedia 11. North American Indian Sign Language 12. Psychology for Kids 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale300’s 4. Ancient Egypt900’s 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems800’s 6. Crafts for Kids700’s 7. Cookies for Christmas600’s or 300’s 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders500’s 9. The Titanic Sinks900’s 10. World Book Encyclopedia 11. North American Indian Sign Language 12. Psychology for Kids 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale300’s 4. Ancient Egypt900’s 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems800’s 6. Crafts for Kids700’s 7. Cookies for Christmas600’s or 300’s 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders500’s 9. The Titanic Sinks900’s 10. World Book Encyclopedia000’s 11. North American Indian Sign Language 12. Psychology for Kids 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale300’s 4. Ancient Egypt900’s 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems800’s 6. Crafts for Kids700’s 7. Cookies for Christmas600’s or 300’s 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders500’s 9. The Titanic Sinks900’s 10. World Book Encyclopedia000’s 11. North American Indian Sign Language400’s 12. Psychology for Kids 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale300’s 4. Ancient Egypt900’s 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems800’s 6. Crafts for Kids700’s 7. Cookies for Christmas600’s or 300’s 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders500’s 9. The Titanic Sinks900’s 10. World Book Encyclopedia000’s 11. North American Indian Sign Language400’s 12. Psychology for Kids100’s 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale300’s 4. Ancient Egypt900’s 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems800’s 6. Crafts for Kids700’s 7. Cookies for Christmas600’s or 300’s 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders500’s 9. The Titanic Sinks900’s 10. World Book Encyclopedia000’s 11. North American Indian Sign Language400’s 12. Psychology for Kids100’s 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus200’s 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces

1. Black Heroes of the American Revolutionary War900’s 2. Baseball Just for Kids700’s 3. The Rumor of Pavel and Paali: A Ukranian Folktale300’s 4. Ancient Egypt900’s 5. At the Crack of the Bat: Baseball Poems800’s 6. Crafts for Kids700’s 7. Cookies for Christmas600’s or 300’s 8. Kid’s Guide to Insects and Spiders500’s 9. The Titanic Sinks900’s 10. World Book Encyclopedia000’s 11. North American Indian Sign Language400’s 12. Psychology for Kids100’s 13. Gods and Goddesses of Olympus200’s 14. You Can Draw Amazing Faces700’s