Introduction
Welcome to the Dewey Decimal System Webquest!
In this Webquest, you are asked to learn about the Dewey Decimal System that is used in all public and school libraries all over the world. You are going to do some digging to find out when and how the Dewey Decimal System started, why it works, how it works, as well as understanding the different sections that it provides. This Webquest is for grades 4 and 5 and can be done in a group of 3 students. Each group member must fulfill their tasks. This Webquest is meant to help students understand why books are organized the way they are and the way they are organized on shelves. This will also allow students to understand how to find non-fiction books on the shelves depending on their call numbers. Students will understand how to navigate the library system.
As an introduction to the Dewey Decimal system, please watch this video:
This lesson is aligned with the following Standards:
AASL NATIONAL STANDARDS:
III. COLLABORATE: Work effectively with others to broaden perspectives and work toward common goals.
○ III.A.1. Learners identify collaborative opportunities by Demonstrating their desire to broaden and deepen understandings.
○ III.A.2. Learners identify collaborative opportunities by developing new understandings through engagement in a learning group.
○ III.A.3. Learners identify collaborative opportunities by deciding to solve problems informed by group interaction.
○ III.B.2. Learners participate in personal, social, and intellectual networks by establishing connections with other learners to build on their own prior knowledge and create new knowledge.
○ III.D.1. Learners actively participate with others in learning situations by actively contributing to group discussions.
○ III.D.2. Learners actively participate with others in learning situations by recognizing learning as a social responsibility.
IV. CURATE: Make meaning for oneself and others by collecting, organizing, and sharing resources of personal relevance
○ IV.A.2. Learners act on an information need by identifying possible sources of information.
○ IV.B.1. Learners gather information appropriate to the task by seeking a variety of sources.
Common Core State Standards: Speaking and Listening Standards
Comprehension and Collaboration
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Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners on grade level topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly.
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Follow rules for collegial discussions, set specific goals and deadlines, and define individual roles as needed.
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Pose and respond to specific questions with elaboration and detail by making comments that contribute to the topic, text, or issue under discussion.
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Review the key ideas expressed and demonstrate understanding of multiple perspectives through reflection and paraphrasing.
Task
Essential Question: What is the Dewey Decimal System?
Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the Dewey Decimal System and how to use decimal number order. By practicing online on the shelver game (http://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/play-shelver/), they will be able to easily find books on the shelves and they will also be able to put them back where they belong. Success will be measured in the student's ability to select what type of books they are interested in for reading/research and the ability to locate them on the library shelves.
Your Task:
* After doing your research on the Dewey Decimal System, you and your group will create a PowerPoint presentation that covers the following Questions:
* After you answer all the questions and create a PowerPoint presentation, you must make sure you:
1. include pictures in the PowerPoint.
2. create a one-page brochure that gives information about the Dewey Decimal system. Be creative.
3. include a video in the presentation that will help the viewer understand the topic.
4. each group member needs to write a half-page summary of what they learned.
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1. Who created the Dewey Decimal System? |
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2. What year what the Dewey Decimal System created? |
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3. What was the Dewey System created for (what kind of books)? |
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4. How many sections does the Dewey system have? |
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5. What is the call number for a book about Basketball? |
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6. What is the call number for a book in the Fairytale section? |
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7. Find a book by the author Roal Dahl, what is the call number? |
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8. Go to the shelver game and play the Dewey game. Write the call number of 5 books in order. |
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9. Find the book: “Harry Potter”. Is it found at the Dewey Decimal section? |
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10. Find a book that is in the Dewey Decimal section. Write the title and the author. |
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11. What is a Call Number? |
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12. What does a Dewey Call number have that a Fiction Call number doesn’t? |
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13. Is the biography section found in the Dewey Decimal section? |
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14. Find a biography book. Write the name of the author. |
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15. Where can I find books about different countries? |
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16. What is the call number of a book about a country? |
Process
Students in each group must divide up the work in order to complete the project. Students will present the project to the rest of the class after completion.
Student 1: you will answer questions 1 through 5 from the Task list.
You will create a google slides presentation that you will share with your other two group members.
Create a Title page that has your names and each of you will present the slides that you worked on.
Student 2: you will answer questions 6 to 11 from the Task list.
You will get access to the google slides presentation that is shared with you and do your questions on the slides. Be sure to do one slide per page.
Student 3: you will answer questions 12-16 from the Task list.
you will access the google slides and create a slide for each of the questions you are working on.
Once the presentation is complete, work together as a group to decide which video you want to include as part of your presentation. Also, you will work together on creating a brochure that will provide information on the subject. Be creative. Use pictures, examples and think of it as a cheat cheat for the subject.
PRESENTATION:
Each group must present their final presentation together in front of the class.
Your google slides will be put on the smartboard.
Your brochure will be shown to class and submitted to the teacher.
Evaluation
Students will be evaluated on the following:
1 - below average
2 - somewhat good
3 - great job
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Students contributed to their group and did their part |
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Did the presentation look good and neat with proper grammar? |
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| Was the Brochure complete and neat? | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Was the group presentation to the class efficient, clear, fun, and interactive? | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Did students make the Dewey Decimal System clear to understand and kept the audience engaged? | 1 | 2 | 3 |
* Did each student contribute to the group and do their part
Conclusion
Write a short summary of what you learned from this activity. Half a page to one page. Share your thoughts. You can share your understanding of the Dewey Decimal System; what you enjoyed and what you want to learn more about.
Pick one book from the non-fiction section and tell me why it is your favorite.
Credits
Check out these websites for HELPFUL LINKS:
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Information about Melvil Dewey and the Dewey Decimal System: https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=503
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Don't forget to check out OPAC for books that are examples of your Dewey Class!
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Information on the Dewey Decimal System sections: http://www.littlelibrarylearners.com/2013/09/image-aligned-right.html
Teacher Page
LESSON INTRODUCTION”
Show video: https://youtu.be/9bV_sI8XQdI
● Talk about the different sections in the library: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Picture Books, Reference. Explain how each section has call numbers on the spine of the book. Show examples of a book from each section. Have students look at the call number of each book.
● Introduce students to the online catalog: https://search.follettsoftware.com/metasearch/ui/45509
● Have them search for books online.
● Play the online shelver game so they understand how books are put in order on the shelves: http://www.mrs-lodges-library.com/play-shelver/
● Have students divide into groups and discuss their tasks.
● Share the document of the webquest virtually.