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 compressing computer science
796.3 - Athletic sports and games
500 - Natural science and mathematics
821 - Poetry
993.1 - NZ 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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