Assign That Category - Grade 4 Dewey Continued

In our previous class, the students figured out the following Dewey categories by examining the books that lived in each section:

500s = science
700s = entertainment/hobbies (arts & recreation)
900s = history & geography

This time, their assignment was in reverse: figure out where certain topics would live. The following were the trickiest, since all of our brains don't work the same way as Melvil Dewey's. Where would YOU go to find the following? You can find the answers below the Room 10 photos (it was Pajama Day!).

1. You have to find out when dinosaurs lived. 
2. You are planning a trip to Hawaii. 
3. You need to identify a rock you found on vacation. 
4. You are doing a project about 16th century explorers.
5. You want to find information on some famous paintings. 

 

 

Answers

1.  Dinosaurs = 500s (even though they lived a loooooooooong time ago ... the 900s are only about HUMAN history)
2. Vacation destinations = geography, or 900s (even though going on vacation is a recreational activity)
3. Rocks = 500s (even if you found one on vacation)
4. Explorers = 900s (even if you're doing a project for fun about them)
5. Paintings = 700s (even if they are old and the artists lived a long time ago)

Credit for lesson idea: Anne Oelke via LMNet