Imagine you have a room full of great books, books you love and want to share.
How would you keep track of them?
How would you make it easy for you and your friends to find something fun to read?
You would probably want to group books on similar subjects together. That way, it would be easy to look on a shelf and find all the books on that subject. Libraries do this too - nonfiction books are grouped together by subject. Fiction books are grouped together alphabetically by their author.
The system that libraries use to organize books on shelves was invented by Melvil Dewey, who lived from 1851 to 1931. Using the Dewey Decimal System, each book is assigned a three-digit number based on what it is about - think of it as a code for that subject. A book's Dewey number is also called its "call number".
A digit is one number, 0 through 9. For example, the number 560 has 3 digits - the first one is a 5, the second is a 6, and the third is a 0. The first digit of a three-digit Dewey number tells you what main Dewey group a book belongs in.
The Dewey Categories are:
The main categories can cover many broad subject areas. The second digit in a book's Dewey number, subdivides the subject and tells you more precisely what a book is about. This keeps books on the same subdivision together, making it easy to look for books that are on the shelves.
The third digit provides even more information. It breaks the subdivision down into even more groupings by subject. Additional digits after the third digit, placed after a decimal point (.), narrow the subject matter down even more.
Dewey numbers can be used to create very specific groups of books, all about the same topic or subject. This is why you can look at the nonfiction books on the shelves of a library and see that books on the same subject are always kept together.
Each book has a label that shows the Dewey number and the first three letters of the author's last name. This label is put on the "spine" of the book and is called the spine label. The part of a book you see when you look at the shelves should be the spine of the book. The spine usually also has the title of the book printed on it and the name of the author.
Order in the Library
In libraries, nonfiction books are put on the shelves in the order of their Dewey numbers. The numbers act as a code, telling you what the book is about. The numbers keep books about the same topic together.
This makes it easy to look for and find books that you want to read. If you know where to look for the Dewey number, finding books is simple - when you know the Dewey number, you know where the book should be on the shelves. Have a try now. Click on "Order in the Library" and select Shelving - Dewey Decimal. Begin with the Expert level and work your way up to Super Genius. You may print the certificate at the super genius level and show your teacher.
Similar books are together. You can look at the shelves containing the Dewey numbers for the subjects you are interested. Finding books like this is called "browsing".
The Dewey number also makes life easier for librarians. When you return a book, they can put it back on the shelves by looking at the Dewey number and putting it back in order on the shelves.
Fiction books can be placed in the Dewey Decimal System, in the 800's, but most libraries have a special fiction section instead. Instead of having a large section of fiction within the 800's, it is easier to put fiction books together on shelves alphabetically by author. Nuwarra has two sections, one for Junior Fiction and the other for Senior Fiction.
(This activity is temporarily unavailable. Stage 3 (years 5 and 6) Please embark upon this Kidcyber Dewey Quest - it should only take you two or three lessons at the most.We will discuss it at the end.)
How would you keep track of them?
How would you make it easy for you and your friends to find something fun to read?
You would probably want to group books on similar subjects together. That way, it would be easy to look on a shelf and find all the books on that subject. Libraries do this too - nonfiction books are grouped together by subject. Fiction books are grouped together alphabetically by their author.
The system that libraries use to organize books on shelves was invented by Melvil Dewey, who lived from 1851 to 1931. Using the Dewey Decimal System, each book is assigned a three-digit number based on what it is about - think of it as a code for that subject. A book's Dewey number is also called its "call number".
A digit is one number, 0 through 9. For example, the number 560 has 3 digits - the first one is a 5, the second is a 6, and the third is a 0. The first digit of a three-digit Dewey number tells you what main Dewey group a book belongs in.
The Dewey Categories are:
- 000 General Knowledge. Encyclopedias, general reference works, computers, newspapers, magazines
- 100 Philosophy and Psychology. Optical illusions, brain research, question and answer books
- 200 Religion and Mythology. Bible stories, religions of the world, Greek myths
- 300 Social Science and Folklore. Communication, education, law, sociology, transportation, etiquette, folklore and fairy tales
- 400 Language. Grammar books, sign language, dictionaries, and picture books in many languages
- 500 Math and Science. Experiments, mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, physics, geology, biology, and dinosaurs, books on specific animals
- 600 Medicine and Technology. Human body, medicine, airplanes, space travel, cookbooks and domesticated animals such as dogs, cats, horses
- 700 Arts and Recreation. Art, artists, how-to-draw books, crafts, origami, music, joke and riddle books, sports
- 800 Literature. Poetry, plays and classic literature
- 900 Geography & History. History, geography and travel, atlases, explorers, and biographies
The main categories can cover many broad subject areas. The second digit in a book's Dewey number, subdivides the subject and tells you more precisely what a book is about. This keeps books on the same subdivision together, making it easy to look for books that are on the shelves.
The third digit provides even more information. It breaks the subdivision down into even more groupings by subject. Additional digits after the third digit, placed after a decimal point (.), narrow the subject matter down even more.
Dewey numbers can be used to create very specific groups of books, all about the same topic or subject. This is why you can look at the nonfiction books on the shelves of a library and see that books on the same subject are always kept together.
Each book has a label that shows the Dewey number and the first three letters of the author's last name. This label is put on the "spine" of the book and is called the spine label. The part of a book you see when you look at the shelves should be the spine of the book. The spine usually also has the title of the book printed on it and the name of the author.
Order in the Library
In libraries, nonfiction books are put on the shelves in the order of their Dewey numbers. The numbers act as a code, telling you what the book is about. The numbers keep books about the same topic together.
This makes it easy to look for and find books that you want to read. If you know where to look for the Dewey number, finding books is simple - when you know the Dewey number, you know where the book should be on the shelves. Have a try now. Click on "Order in the Library" and select Shelving - Dewey Decimal. Begin with the Expert level and work your way up to Super Genius. You may print the certificate at the super genius level and show your teacher.
Similar books are together. You can look at the shelves containing the Dewey numbers for the subjects you are interested. Finding books like this is called "browsing".
The Dewey number also makes life easier for librarians. When you return a book, they can put it back on the shelves by looking at the Dewey number and putting it back in order on the shelves.
Fiction books can be placed in the Dewey Decimal System, in the 800's, but most libraries have a special fiction section instead. Instead of having a large section of fiction within the 800's, it is easier to put fiction books together on shelves alphabetically by author. Nuwarra has two sections, one for Junior Fiction and the other for Senior Fiction.
(This activity is temporarily unavailable. Stage 3 (years 5 and 6) Please embark upon this Kidcyber Dewey Quest - it should only take you two or three lessons at the most.We will discuss it at the end.)
Searching the library
Steps to use when researching - click the rocket.
Plan | Search | The Web | Take Notes | Use | Report | Glossary
Plan | Search | The Web | Take Notes | Use | Report | Glossary
Dewey Basketball
What to do:
Task 1
Compiling a master list of nonfiction for the game:
Now you are ready to play!
Task 1
Compiling a master list of nonfiction for the game:
- Search the library and find ten nonfiction books from different Dewey classifications with your partner.
- Take them to your computer in the computer room.
- Open Microsoft Office and create a table in landscape orientation, 2 columns and 5 rows.
- Using Table properties make the Row height 2.5cm and the Cell's Vertical alignment centered.
- Choose a font and size that will be easy to read.
- Type the title of the book, the Dewey number and the main subject e.g. gold rush, computers, dinosaurs...
- Return your 10 books correctly to the shelves.
- Save your work in the Common Class Folder as "Yournamesfictionbingo" and print the sheet for the teacher.
- Read the List of the main Dewey Headings and Subheadings or the Dewey Categories on this page.
- Using your library book in your folder, copy the 10 Dewey headings and their broard categories. You may use this information in the game.
- Play the game.
- Form a team of 8 - 10 students
- Each team takes turns answering a question.
- If the team answers correctly. they have the opportunity to score a basket on the library wall. The other team selects a player to catch a rebound if the basket is not scored. The rebound team may then answer the question correctly and attempt the basket.
- The questions are sourced from Task 1 game card and may be the title of a book or a subject. The answer will be a Dewey number e.g. 100, 200, 300....900.
Now you are ready to play!
How to Make a Table in Landscape
Turning the Page
Turning the Page
- Open MS Word
- Click the tab Page Layout
- Click Orientation and choose Landscape
- Click the tab Insert
- Click Table
- Click Insert Table
- Type the number of Columns and Rows you want
- Under the tabs Table Tools and Design click the arrow next to the word Borders and choose the icon for All Borders
- Now click on the tab Layout (it is under Table Tools next to Design)
- Make the Height 2.5cm
- Also under the Layout tab, find Alignment and click the icon labelled Align top center
Saving in the Common Class Folder
- Click File and Save As
- Type a File Name for your document. Always begin the title with your name(s).
- In the first column, click on Computer (you may need to scroll down)
- In the second column, click on Collaboration
- Choose and click your stage
- Choose and click Common
- Choose and click your class
- Save your work
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