Decimals
Non-fiction books are arranged on the shelves numerically.
The books are given a decimal number according to their subject.
Try putting these numbers in order.
1. 001 2. 362 3. 500 4. 593.9
5.610 6. 629.2 7. 737.5 8. 745.5
9. 808.8 10. 994
Look through the non-fiction shelves in the library. What subjects do you find at these numbers.
004 - Computer science
796.3 - Athletics and outdoor sports
500 - Natural science and mathematics
821 - English poetry
993.1 - New Zealand history
At what Dewey Decimal number would you find the following subjects:
Myths and Legends - 753
Fashion - 687
Inventions - 608
Birds - 598
Fairy tales - 398
Today our teacher gave us a document to fill in about dewey decimals. Here are the answers.
Kia Ora Jasmine,
ReplyDeleteGreat work Jasmine, I like how you caught up with us even though you just came back. The thing that you can probably work on is maybe try make the question and answers together.