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 computer science
796.3 - Athletic, outdoor, 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
