NAME: ______GROUP: ______TEACHER:______

Station 1: Fiction

  1. Draw arrows on the picture below to show how shelves are arranged in the media center. (See the illustration displayed on the shelves as a clue.)

Look at the top of the FICTION shelves and notice the letter(s).

  1. What do these letters represent? ______
  1. In this example call number, what does “F” represent? ______
  1. In this example call number, what does “WYN” represent? ______

Station 2: Nonfiction/Informational Texts

  1. What are books with the call # 599 about?BE SPECIFIC! ______
  2. What subject are all the books with the call #796.332? BE SPECIFIC!______
  3. What genre (type) are all the books with the call #741.5? ______
  4. Are the books from the 599s, 796s, & 741s fiction, nonfiction or reference?______
  5. In conclusion, how are these books arranged/organized? ______

Station 3: Nonfiction/Biographies

Think of a person you would like to know more about.

10. What would the call number of the person’s book be? (Hint: Look at the spine labels of the books on the shelves here) ______

  1. Look to see if we have a biography about that person. Did you find it? YES or NO?

Station 4: Destiny Lookup Station

  1. Search for My Secret War: The World War II Diary of MadelineBeckby Mary Pope Osborne.
  2. Is the book available or checked out to someone? ______
  3. What is the call number? ______
  4. Is the book fiction or nonfiction? ______
  5. How many pages are in the book? ______
  6. What is the Lexile number of the book? ______

Station 5: Circulation Desk - Check Out & Return

  1. What must you always have when visiting the media center? (Hint: See the Media Center Behavior Expectations.)______
  2. How many books are you able to checkout at one time? ______
  3. How long may you keep your books? ______
  4. Where do you return your books? ______

Station 6: Computers

  1. DO NOT LOG IN TO THE COMPUTERS! Read the statement below the username and password boxes that appear on the screen. In your own words, what does this statement mean to you and how does it affect your computer use at school? ______

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  1. NOW, please log into the computer. Were you able to successfully log into the computers? If no, seek assistance in setting your password. ______

Station 7: The Dewey Decimal System

Watch the Introductionto the Dewey Decimal System video(linked on the media center blog).

Identify the following divisions of the Dewey Decimal System:

  1. 000 ______
  2. 100 ______
  3. 200 ______
  4. 300 ______
  5. 400 ______
  6. 500 ______
  7. 600 ______
  8. 700 ______
  9. 800 ______
  10. 900 ______
  11. How are nonfiction books organized? ______
  1. What is a call number? ______

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