Saturday, January 22, 2011

Finding Nonfiction: Using the Dewey Decimal System

http://dcplive.dekalblibrary.org/2008/03/25/library-basics-the-dewey-decimal-system/

http://www.scottpublib.org/dragon/Dewey.html
Kids Guide to the Dewey Decimal System

000          GENERALITIES
    000              Computers, Loch Ness, Bigfoot, UFO’s, Aliens
    020              Internet
    030              Encyclopedias & Almanacs
    060              Museums
    070              Newspapers

100          PHILOSOPHY             
    130              Ghosts & the Supernatural
    150              Optical Illusions, Feelings
    170              Emotions, Values, Animal Rights

200          RELIGION
    220              Old Testament Bible Stories
    230              New Testament Bible Stories
    290              Mythology, World Religions

300          SOCIAL SCIENCES
    300               Social Issues - immigration, racism, World Cultures    
    320              Government
    330              Careers
    340              Court System, Famous Trials
    350              Military Equipment - tanks, submarines
    360              Drugs, Environmental Issues, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts
    370              Education, Phonics
    380              History of Transportation
    390              Holidays, Scary Stories
  
400          LANGUAGES
    410              Sign Language
    420              Dictionaries, Grammar
    490              Hieroglyphics 

500          SCIENCE AND MATH
    500              Science Experiments
    510              Mathematics 
    520              Stars, planets, astronomy
    530              Physical Science - force & motion, electricity, magnetism
   540               Chemistry, Atoms & Molecules
   550               Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Weather
   560               Dinosaurs, Prehistoric Animals
   570               Forests, Deserts, Mountains, Oceans, Evolution
   580               Plants & Trees
   590               Animals & Insects

600          APPLIED SCIENCE
   600               Inventions   
   610               Human body, Disease
   620               Space ships, Trains, Cars
   630               Pets
   640               Cookbooks, Organizing, Sewing
   650               Careers, Secret Codes
   670               Paper Making
   680               Woodworking
   690               Building 

700          ART
   710               Art Appreciation, History of Art
   720               Architecture
   730               Origami
   740               Drawing, Crafts, Sewing, Knitting
   750               Painting
   760               Print Making
   770               Photography
   780               Music
   790               Sports, Games, Magic, Camping, Fishing

800          LITERATURE
   810               Poetry, Plays, Jokes & Riddles
   820               Shakespeare
  
900          GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
   900               American History by Decade & Century
   910               Explorers, Atlases
   920               Flags
   930               Archeology, Ancient Civilizations
   940               Knights, Castles, World War I & II, European Countries
   950               Asian & Middle Eastern Countries
   960               African Countries
   970               North & Central American Countries, Native American
                        Tribes, American History, States
   980               South American Countries
   990               Pacific Islands, Australia


Download a copy:  Kids Guide to the Dewey Decimal System.doc