Christi Lenz MEDT 6463 University of West Georgia Do the Dewey

“Doing the Dewey” with our friends This presentation is geared towards upper elementary through middle schools students in grades 4-8. This presentation is designed to be an introduction to who Melvil Dewey is and his creation of the Dewey Decimal System. Through this presentation the students will have the opportunity to navigate and explore the power point on their own, allowing for discovery and practice at each students individual pace. Each student will participate in a Pre and Post test to determine their level of understanding.

Pre Test Please record your answers on the score sheet provided.

Who is Melvil Dewey This is not Melvil Dewey but he does a great impression of him with his Dewey Decimal Rap. Click the picture to see the rap song on You-Tube. This is Melvil Dewey Click here to learn more about Mr. Dewey

What is the Dewey Decimal Classification System The Dewey Decimal Classification System is a system that organizes nonfiction books by subject matter. Books are assigned numbers from 001 to 999 and are arranged on the shelves by these numbers. This number is referred to as the books call number. The Dewey Decimal Classification System is the most widely used classification system in the world. Libraries in more than 135 countries use the Dewey Decimal Classification System and it has been translated into over thirty languages.

What does this look like on a book? Traditional Call Number Example Simplified Call Number Author Subject Dewey Decimal Number Publication Date Author Dewey Decimal Number

000 Generalities 100 Philosophy and Psychology 200 Religion 300 Social Science 400 Language 500 Natural Science and Mathematics 600 Technology (Applied Sciences) 700 Arts 800 Literature 900 Geography and History Click here for a fun story to help you remember the numbers.

OOO Generalities Generalities include: 010 Bibliography 020 Library & information science 030 Encyclopedias 040 Not Used 050 Serial Publications 060 Organizations 070 Journalism & media 080 General collections 090 Manuscripts and rare books Encyclopedia Click here to review this book.

100 Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Psychology includes: 110 Metaphysics 120 Epistemology 130 Paranormal phenomenon 140 Philosophical school 150 Psychology 160 Logic 170 Ethics 180 Ancient, medieval, oriental philosophy 190 Modern western philosophy Psychology Paranormal Phenomenon

200 Religion Religion includes: 210 Philosophy & theory 220 Bible 230 Christianity 240 Christian theology 250 Christian orders & churches 260 Social theology 270 History of Christianity 280 Christian denominations 290 Comparative & other religions Christianity Comparative & Other religions

300 Social Sciences Social Sciences include: 310 Statistics 320 Political science 330 Economics 340 Law 350 Public administration & military science 360 Social programs & services 370 Education 380 Commerce 390 Customs, etiquette, folklore Laws Fairy Tales

400 Languages Languages include: 410 Linguistics 420 English & Old English 430 Germanic 440 French 450 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic 460 Spanish & Portuguese 470 Latin 480 Greek 490 Other languages

500 Natural Sciences Natural Sciences include: 510 Math 520 Astronomy 530 Physics 540 Chemistry 550 Earth sciences 560 Paleontology 570 Life sciences 580 Plants 590 Animals Astronomy Plants

600 Applied Sciences Applied Sciences include: 610 Medicine 620 Engineering 630 Agriculture 640 Home economics/cooking 650 Management 660 Chemical engineering 670 Manufacturing 680 Manufacture for specific use 690 Building Cooking Medicine Click here to review this book.

700 Arts & Recreation Arts & Recreation includes: 710 Civic & landscape art 720 Architecture 730 Plastic arts (sculpture) 740 Drawing & decorative art 750 Painting 760 Graphic arts 770 Photography 780 Music 790 Recreation, performing arts, sports Music Drawing

800 Literature Literature includes: 810 American 820 English & Old Eng 830 Germanic 840 French 850 Italian, Romanian 860 Spanish, Portuguese 870 Latin 880 Greek 890 Other literatures Poetry Plays Click here to review this book.

900 History, Geography & Biography History, Geography & Biography include: 910 Geography, travel 920 Biography, genealogy, insignia 930 Ancient world 940 Europe 950 Asia 960 Africa 970 North America 980 South America 990 Other areas History Biography

Time for practice! Dewey Hangman Dewey Matching Game Dewey Crossword Concentration Bug Match Click on the links above to practice the skills you have learned.

Post Test Please record your answers on the score sheet provided.

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