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The 100-199 category is Philosophy & Psychology, how people think and feel...Which topics fit?
ghosts
emotions
religion
feelings
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Geography means the study of places, what's an example of a place we can find in the 900-999s?
50 States
Lancaster
Ireland
Japan
3
300-399 is the Social Sciences. What does that mean?
How people live and work together.
Science
History
Biology
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Joke books, poetry, and plays are 800-899, what is this category called?
Social Science
Literature
Geography
Biography
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How are nonfiction books assigned a number?
number of letters in the last name
based on what the book is about
number of books by the author
the number of pages
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What's your favorite category in the Dewey Decimal System?
600-699 Applied Science- Cats, Dogs, Cookbooks, Cars, Tanks
Other
700-799 SAM- Sports, Art, and Music
000-099 General Works-World Records, UFOs, BigFoot, Internet
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Who created the Dewey Decimal System?
Benjamin Franklin
A librarian named Melvil Dewey
Miss Thomas
Thomas Edison
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History means the study of the past. What is an example of an event in history?
World War II
The Civil War
A Famous Person's Life Story
Medieval Times and Castles
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How many categories are in the Dewey Decimal System?
10
25
100
1,000
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What does literature mean?
World Records
Applied science
How people live and work together
Written works, for people to enjoy
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Folk Tales and Fairy Tales are a special number in the DDS - 398.2. Why are they considered NF?
They teach us facts about animals
They are true stories
They are meant to teach us a lesson
They were usually based on truth
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Sports, Art, and Music (SAM) is 700-799. What do sports, art, and music have in common?
They don't fit into other categories
Why are we learning about this?
They are for fun!
Melvil Dewey's hobbies
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Applied Science is what number range?
500-599
600-699
200-299
100-199
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Why is it important to arrange by topic?
To give order to the shelves
To make the librarian's job easier
Find books about the same thing all together in one place
To help researchers
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How are nonfiction books arranged in the library?
alphabetical order
by the author's last name
by the topic
by the title
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What would not fit into the General Knowledge category - 000-099?
Scholastic World Records
Computers & The Internet
Football
Ripley's Believe It or Not
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400-499 is the Language category. Which is not a language in this category?
Spanish
Sign Language
Math
Grammar
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500-599 includes math, wild animals, plants, dinosaurs, space, weather, food chains - Name it:
Religion
Science
Language
General Knowledge
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Which does not fit into the 600s?
Pets
Poetry
Cooking
Health
