The Dewey Decimal System Find a book from each Dewey Category in Opals and write the title and call number on the slide.

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The Dewey Decimal System Find a book from each Dewey Category in Opals and write the title and call number on the slide.

 Look for books about Aliens, Bigfoot Loch Ness Monster, Bermuda Triangles. Opals Book: Title: _________________________________________________ ______________________________ Call Number: ________ 000’s Strange Happenings

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________ ______________________________ ___________________ Call Number: ________ 100’s Optical illusions

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________ ______________________________ ___________________ Call Number: ________ 200 ’s Religion

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ ________________________________ Call Number: ________ 300’s Social Issues - immigration, racism, World Cultures

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ ________________________________ Call Number: ________ Government, Money, Courts, Armed Forces

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ ________________________________ Call Number: ________ Government, Money, Courts, Armed Forces

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ ________________________________ Call Number: ________ 360’s Environmental Disasters, Crime, Police

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________ ______________________________ ___________________ Call Number: ________ 398 ’s Mythology

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 400’s Language

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 500’s Science Experiments

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 510 Mathmatics

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 520’s Stars, Planets, Space

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 530’s electricity, magnetism, light

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 540’s Chemistry, Rocks and Minerals

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 550’s Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Weather, Hurricanes, Tornadoes

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 560’s Dinosaurs and Fossils

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 570’s Forests, Deserts, Rainforests, Oceans, Mountains,

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 580’s Plants, Flowers, Trees

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ Animals and Insects

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 600’s Inventions

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 610’s Human Body, Health

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 620’s Rockets, Trains, Cars

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 630’s Farming, Farm Animals, Cats, Dogs, Pets, Horses

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 640’s Cooking & Sewing

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 670’s Building

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 710’s Art History

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ ’s Origami, Drawing, Crafts, Painting, Graphic Novels

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 780’s Music

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 790’s Sports

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 800’s Plays & Poetry

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 900 Explorer’s

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 921’s Biographies

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 930’s Ancient Civilization

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 940’s Knights, Castles, World War I & II, European Countries

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ ’s Countries in Asia and Africa and South America

Opals Book: Title: ______________________________________________ _________________________________ Call Number: ________ 970’s American Indians, American History, States