About the Dewey
The Dewey Decimal System was invented to organize these kinds of books.
Nonfiction Books
A book that is NOT factual is...
Fiction
This category of the Dewey Decimal System covers weather, animals, landforms, etc.
The 500s
The 700s are dedicated to topics that deal with free time. List 2 kinds of books you might find in this section.
What is a call number?
How many groups/categories is the Dewey Decimal System broken into?
10
A book written about someone's life is called a _____ or a _____.
This category of the Dewey Decimal System includes books where people think about themselves, their place in the world, morality, and sometimes ghosts.
The 100s
The 600s are dedicated to....
Technology
What 2 things does every nonfiction call number need?
Dewey Number (Dewey Classification) and Author's Last Name
Who invented the Dewey Decimal System? Give his first and last name for full points.
Melvil Dewey
True or False: Fairy Tales, Fables, and Folk Tales are considered nonfiction and are categorized in the Dewey Decimal System.
True. Fairy Tales are considered nonfiction because they tell us a lot about the people who made them. They are like a record across time that show how people of other cultures made sense of the world.
The 200s section is dedicated to books about...
Gods or religion
There are waaaaaay too many of these to fit in the 800s section, but Mr. Dewey wanted to put this kind of book in the 800s anyway.
Fiction
A book about Zombies written by Aaron Frisch would have what call number? (This particular book is 398.21)
j 398.21 FRISCH
At our library, the "j" means that the book is located in the children's section. We were just looking to make sure you put the number before the author's last name. Good job, y'all.
Why was the Dewey Decimal System invented?
To organize nonfiction
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If you said "This is the best library in town" you get 400 free points.
If you gave us a thumbs down and shook your head, you lose 400 points.
The 300s are dedicated to what kinds of books?
Social sciences or other people
You'll find the Guinness Book of World Records, Weird But True, and Ripley's Believe it or Not in this section.
The 000s
Dewey Decimal Classifications can get really specific. The more numbers after the decimal, the more specific the classification (741.687 is more specific than 741.68).
How many numbers can be found after any Dewey Decimal Classification?
There can be up to 4 numbers after a decimal.
When was the Dewey Decimal System invented? Your answer will be given in the form of a year. For example: the 1900s, the 2010s, the 1600s, etc.
The 1800s
True or False: Poetry is considered nonfiction
True. Poetry can be found in the 800s.
If you wanted to learn a new language, you would go to this section.
The 400s
List 2 of the 3 types of books contained in the 900s.
Geography, History, and Biographies
Which of these call numbers is WRONG?
j 031 GUY COOL
j 421.548791 DIDDUMS
j 599.45 KING RAT
j 421.548791 DIDDUMS
This is wrong because a maximum of 4 numbers can go behind the decimal. This classification does not exist.