Introduction
The Dewey Decimal System is a system we use to classify & shelve books in libraries by first grouping them into 10 basic categories. When you have finished this Quest, you will know what the Dewey Decimal System is and you will say,
"Do we know Dewey?"
"Do we?"
"Dewey?"
"BOY, do we!!"
Task
The Tasks:
1. Learn the basic 10 Dewey categories.
2. Learn the difference between Non-Fiction and Fiction.
3. Learn what a call number is.
4. Learn how countries keep their numbers.
5. Learn the "Top to Bottom" & "Left to Right" rules.
6. Learn the "General to Specific" & "Drop Back" theories.
7. Apply your new knowledge in the creation of a multimedia presentation.
Process
The Process:
The steps you need to take to complete this assignment.
1. Read the entire process before starting.
2. Visit every page of every section in #1 Do We Really Know Dewey?
3. Complete the quiz on site #1.
4. Visit as many of the other 8 web sites as you can to understand and remember the information in the Dewey Decimal System.
5. Complete the ativities in your Google Document for all 9 sites.
6. Check out how you did in "Evaluation," and what you should have learned in "Conclusion."
Web Sites:
Everything you need to find is on the following Google Document.
Evaluation
Evaluation
LEVEL 4:
*always focused on assignment
*visited all 9 sites
*completed all activities - score of 90 - 100%
*no problems to overcome
LEVEL 3:
*usually focused on assignement
*visited all of site #1 and most other sites
*completed most activities - score of 80 - 89%
*slight problems to overcome
LEVEL 2:
*sometimes focused on assignment
*visited all of site #1 and some others
*completed many activities - score of 70 - 79%
*1 major problem to overcome
LEVEL 1:
*rarely focused on assignment
*visited some of site #1 and some additional sites
*completed some activities - score of 60 - 69%
*ongoing major problems
Conclusion
Conclusion:
During the course of this activity you should have learned:
1. Libraries are organized so that books can easily be found on the shelves.
2. What the numbers on the spine of a book mean.
3. How books and other resources in libraries are organized.
4. How to find categories of non-fiction books on a shelf in a library.
5. How to return categories of non-fiction books to the correct shelf.