The purpose of this PowerPoint is to train and/or remind middle school students how to use the Dewey Decimal Classification system to find non-fiction books in the school library. The information can also be used to find non-fiction books in public libraries that use DDC. By Shanna Pavlak Tracking Down Books with Dewey Because I ate the bookworm. Marty the book cat needs a few non-fiction books for some research hes doing. Hes going to the library to check out whats available. Oh, hey! Im just about to go to the library to check out some cool books. Want to come along? 1.What is a call number? 2. Who was Melvil Dewey? 3. What is Dewey Decimal? 4.If you wanted to find a book on panthers, where would you look? 5. If you wanted to find a book about medicine and diseases, where would you look? 6. If you wanted to find a book about literature, where would you look? 7. What about it you wanted to find a book about another language. 8. Where would you look if you wanted information on U.S History? ??? Finding books in the library doesnt have to be hard. You just have to figure out your books call numbers. You can search the online catalog to figure out what your books call numbers are. Heres a link to Sandtown Middle Schools online catalog.archredirectorform.do?l2m=Library%20Search&tm=TopLevelCatalog I cant find the books I need. Youll notice all the books in our library have combinations of numbers and letters. Fiction books only have letters. Non-fiction books have both letters and numbers. The numbers come from the Dewey Decimal Classification system. Oh, I get it! Call numbers are like addresses for the books. What is this Dewey Decimal System? Can I eat it? Created in 1873 by Melvil Dewey Used to classify and organize books in libraries DDC is used in libraries all over the world DDC is broken up into 10 main CATegories 004 GRA RIP For reviews of Ripleys Believe It or Not! 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Check out these fun websites to reinforce and practice what weve learned.This is website helps teach the 10 main classes of the Dewey Decimal System through a series of fun games.A fun website that briefly explains Dewey and includes links to funny videos./usergames/Apr201014/game php This website lets you play a fun Dewey- themed jeopardy game. 1.Who created the Dewey Decimal Classification System? 2.How old was he when he created the DDC system? 3.Give two examples of topics you can find in the 000 Generalities section. 4.Where would you find a book about dinosaurs? 5.What kinds of books are kept in the 100s section? 6.Where could you find a book about Islam? 7.Give two examples of books you might find in the 800s section. 8.Where might you find a book about the economy? 9.What number would you look under to find a book on psychology? 10.What number could you find books about languages? 11.If you wanted to find a book about algebra, where would you look? 12. 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