The Dewey Decimal System

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The Dewey Decimal System
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If you know about the thinking behind it, Dewey
is easier to understand
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Lets imagine were in the time of the Cave People
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Who am I?
The 100s
Humans think about themselves
Philosophy and Psychology
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Who made me?
The 200s
Humans think about God
Religion and Mythology
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Who is the man in the next cave?
The 300s
Humans think about other people
Social Science
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How can I make them understand me?
The 400s
Humans learn to communicate with others
LANGUAGE and COMMUNICATION
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How can I understand nature and the world about
me?
The 500s
Humans learn to understand nature on the land,
in the sea, and in the sky
Natural Science
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How can I use what I know about nature?
The 600s
Primitive people learned about fire and how to
make weapons.  Then, through the ages, they
learned about the wheel, about medicine,
planting crops, Cooking, food, and more.
APPLIED SCIENCE AND USEFUL ARTS (Technology)
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How can I enjoy my leisure time?
The 700s
By this time, primitive people had more time to
do the things they enjoyed.  They learned how to
paint pictures and to create music.  They also
learned how to dance and play games.
FINE ART AND RECREATION or (arts)
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How can I give my children a record of human's
heroic deeds?
The 800s
Humans became storytellers.  They created sagas,
fables, epic poetry, and plays about ancestors
and people they knew.
LITERATURE
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How can I leave a record for others?
The 900s
So human beings began to write about events that
had occurred everywhere, and about people who
had participated in these events.)
GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY, BIOGRAPHY
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The Dewey Decimal System
100s
Philosophy and Psychology
Religion and Mythology
200s
Social Science
300s
Language and Communication
400s
Natural Science
500s
Applied Science
600s
Fine art and Recreation
700s
Literature
800s
Geography, History and Biography
900s