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 - Data Processing Computers Science.
796.3 - Athletics & outdoor sports and games
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
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