About the Dewey
The Dewey Decimal System was invented to organize what kinds of books:
Nonfiction books
This category of the Dewey Decimal System covers philosophy and psychology:
100's
The 700's are dedicated to topics that deal with free time. List two kinds of books you might find in this section:
Sports
Dance
Music
Fishing
Gardening
TV/Movies
Travel
Drawing/Crafts
Origami
Video games
How many groups/categories is the Dewey Decimal System broken into?
10
This category of the Dewey Decimal System includes art and recreation books including crafts, drawing, gaming, and sports:
700's
Topics about robots, trains, and even cooking fall under what Dewey number?
600's Technology (Applied Science)
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.
1800's, specifically 1876
The 200's section is dedicated to books about:
Religion
Books about animals, planets, volcanoes, states of matter, and dinosaurs could all be found under what Dewey number?
500's Natural Science
Why was the Dewey Decimal System invented?
To organize nonfiction books
This section deals with things like government, peoples' reactions to natural disasters, and holidays:
300's
You'll find the Guinness Book of World Records, Weird But True, and books on coding in this section:
000's General Knowledge
Who invented the Dewey Decimal System? Give his first and last name for full points.
Melvil Dewey
If you wanted to learn German, you would go to this section:
400's
List two of the three types of books contained in the 900's:
Geography
History
Biographies