1. HOW DO WE DEWEY? Learning objective: LA.6.6.2.1 select a topic for inquiry and select appropriate resources that are relevant and current Tasks/Activities: review Dewey Decimal classification categories Search OPAC to select a book from each of the Dewey categories, record title, author, & call number, locate books on the shelves and note copyright date on verso. Concepts: organization and management of library information resources; Dewey classification system; Assessment(s): Completion of Dewey Favorites activity tasks and completion of worksheet

2. 100 = PHILOSOPHY & PSYCHOLOGY 200 = RELIGION 000 = GENERALITIES SOME EXAMPLES: encyclopedias almanacs computer science UFO’s world record books SOME EXAMPLES: emotions feelings relationships getting along with others the meaning of dreams SOME EXAMPLES: Bible stories mythology religious holiday stories

3. 100 = PHILOSOPHY & PSYCHOLOGY 200 = RELIGION 300 = SOCIAL STUDIES 400 = LANGUAGE 500 = NATURAL SCIENCE 000 = GENERALITIESSOME EXAMPLES: working living in communities celebrations & food holidays & traditions folktales & fairytales SOME EXAMPLES: dictionaries nouns, verbs, adjectives sign language English foreign languages SOME EXAMPLES: animals weather & earthquakes stars & planets habitats rocks & minerals dinosaurs mathematics

4. 100 = PHILOSOPHY & PSYCHOLOGY 200 = RELIGION 300 = SOCIAL STUDIES 400 = LANGUAGE 500 = NATURAL SCIENCE 600 = APPLIED SCIENCE 700 = ARTS & SPORTS 800 = LITERATURE 900 = HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHY 000 = GENERALITIESSOME EXAMPLES: trains, cars, planes astronauts & rockes farming & growing crops taking care of pets doctoring SOME EXAMPLES: drawing books, paper airplanes Music, crafts, sports, games SOME EXAMPLES: poetry drama & play scripts jokes & riddles SOME EXAMPLES: ancient Egypt the sinking of the Titanic climbing Mount Everest Countries, States American history, world history

5. Dewey Favorites ASSIGNMENT TASKS: FIRST: Browse the Destiny OPAC to get a sense of the Dewey Decimal system and how books are organized in the library. SECOND: Select a book in each Dewey category that is of particular interest to you. Record the title, author, and call number of each book on your worksheet. THIRD: Go to the shelves and locate each of the books you selected. Look on the verso page to locate and record the copyright date of each book.