Dewey Decimal

What does the Dewey Decimal System do for the library?

• It helps you find and organize books
• It helps you feel cool
• It makes you want to read
• It helps you on the computer

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Your class is learning about the history of cartoons.  Where could your find a book on how to draw cartoons using the Dewey Decimal System?  

• 740
• 370
• 890

There's a new red-winged bird in your backyard.  You would like to know what kind of bird it is.  You need a book about birds.  What Dewey Decimal number do you need to know?

• 570
• 640
• 590

You and your friend are doing a project about the human brain.  What section of the Dewey Decimal System do you go to?

• 570
• 610
• 110

What section of the non-fiction shelves would you look for a book about the geography of Italy?

• 200-299: Religion

• 600-699: Technology

• 900-999: History/Geography

• 800-899: Literature

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The Dewey Decimal System has _____ major divisions.

• 100

• 1,000

• 10,000

• 10

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

The Dewey Decimal System is a classification system for books created by _______ Dewey.

• Louie

• Melvil

• Fred

• Huey

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Which book title would be found in the 400-499 section?

• Speaking German for Beginners

• Robots in the Medical Field

• A Collection of Poems by Robert Frost

• The Rules of Tennis

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CCSS.L.11-12.1B

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

Which book title would be found in this section 200-299 Religion?

• Easy Pasta Dishes

• Caring for Dogs

• Space Travel

• Christianity in Europe

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CCSS.L.11-12.1B

CCSS.L.11-12.3A

This book would be found in the 900-999 section History and Geography- Tips for the World Traveler

• 000-099 General Works

• 500-599 Science

• 600-699 Technology

• 900-999 History/Geography