What do the numbers in the Dewey Decimal classification System mean? BY CATHERINE HOLTON ?

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  • What do the numbers in the Dewey Decimal classification System mean? BY CATHERINE HOLTON ?
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  • DEWEY VOKI INTRODUCTION http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=9620892&hei ght=267&width=200
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  • 000 Computer Science, Information & General Works Computers, the internet, libraries, Encyclopedias, Musuems, Newspapers
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  • 100 Ghosts, Witchcraft, Astrology, Optical Illusions, Death & Dying, Values Philosophy, Psychology and Unexplained Phenomena
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  • 200 Religion Bible Stories, Christianity, Mythology, Greek & Roman Mythology, Judaism
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  • 300 Social Sciences Families, Communities, Government, Jobs, Money, Police, Holidays, Folklore & Fairy Tales
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  • 400 Language Sign Language, Dictionaries, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese
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  • 500 Science & Math Math, Planets & Stars, Electricity, Magnets, Rocks & Minerals, Volcanoes, Rock Collecting, Dinosaurs, Trees, Zoology, Mollusk, Spiders, Insects
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  • 600 Technology The way things work, Inventions, The body, Boats, Trains, Vehicles, Gardening, Animals, Cookbooks
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  • 700 The Arts & Sports Art history & artists, How to draw, Crafts, Photography, song books, Circus, Magic Tricks, Games, Skateboarding, Basketball, Football, Soccer, Baseball, Autoracing, Martial Arts, Snowboarding, Horseback Riding
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  • 800 Literature How to Write Poetry Collections Short stories American poetry Plays Jokes and Riddles
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  • 900 Geography and History Shipwrecks, Pirates and Explorers, Atlases (maps), Countries of the World, United States, Ancient Egypt and Mummies, Roman History, Greek History, Middle Ages and Knights, Us History, Cowboys and Wild West, Arctic and Antartica
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  • Dewey Decimal Matching Game Non-fiction books are divided into ten sections. This is called the Dewey Decimal Classification system. Read the book titles below. Draw a line to match the book with the section you would find it in. 1. Flamingos 2. Girl Scout Cookbook 3. Summer Olympics 4. A Young Persons Guide to Philosophy 5. Picture World Encyclopedia 6. Heros, Gods and Emperors from Roman Mythology 7. Poems in Black and White 8. The History of Vikings 9. Punctuation Power 10. American Tall Tales a. 000- Encyclopedias b. 100-Psychology, Philosophy c. 200-Religion d. 300-Fairy Tales, Social Sciences e. 400-Languages f. 500-Science, Animals g. 600-Technology (How things work) h. 700-Arts (Crafts, Games, Sports) i. 800-Poems, Plays, Short Stories j. 900-History, Geography