Understanding the Dewey Decimal System

What kind of books does the Dewey Decimal System help organize?

• Fiction books

• Nonfiction books

How are fiction books usually put on the shelves in a library?

• By author’s last name

• By Dewey Decimal number

What do the numbers in the Dewey Decimal System show?

• The subject or category of the book

• The color of the book

Which group of books does the 100s in the Dewey Decimal System represent?

• Philosophy and psychology

• Science

What is the category for books in the 200s in the Dewey Decimal System?

• Religion

• Art

What is the main category for books in the 300s?

• Social sciences

• Math

Books about science are found in which Dewey Decimal range?

• 500s

• 800s

What is the main category for books in the 600s?

• Technology

• History

Books about literature and poetry are in which Dewey Decimal range?

• 800s

• 400s

What is the main category for books in the 900s?

• History and geography

• Computers