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Constitutional Rights Foundation

Constitutional Rights Foundation: John Dewey and the Reconstruction of American Democracy

For Students 9th - 10th
Article and activity on the ideas and philosophy of John Dewey in which students critique Dewey's methods and evaluate the relevancy of his ideas for American democracy today.
Website
Other

Southern Illinois University Carbondale: The Center for Dewey Studies

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The Center for Dewey Studies website was developed to provide a comprehensive resource about the life and work of the philosopher and educator John Dewey.
Handout
Columbia University

Columbia University: John Dewey Bio

For Students 9th - 10th
A biographical sketch of John Dewey. Discusses his educational background, major terms associated with his career as an academic expert, and the presence of primary ethical values in his educational theories. select Dewey's name from the...
Handout
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy: John Dewey

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Biography and thorough discussion of Dewey's thought, with bibliography at bottom from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Divides his philosophy into theory of knowledge, metaphysics, ethics, and aesthetics, and then judges his...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Democracy and Struggles: Truman Versus Dewey [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lesson plan from the producers of the 16-episode PBS series "Freedom: A History of US" that examines the Truman-Dewey election of 1948. Students learn how Truman and Dewey campaigned, how they got their messages across to the American...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Dewey Decimal Goes to Math Class

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Math students take an onsite field trip to the library (media center) to meet the Dewey decimal system. An "Essential Question" will be used to a set the purpose for understanding why we use the dewey decimal system. Students will...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Comparing Dewey and the Library of Congress

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
High school students will learn the distinction between the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) and the Library of Congress Classification (LCC). After a PowerPoint presentation of the LCC, the students will compare and contrast the two...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Diving Into the Dewey Decimal System

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson plan reinforces an introduction to the Dewey Decimal System to grades 3-5 with a game. Small competing groups locate books on the shelves. Groups are given a time limit to locate as many books from a numbered card stack as...
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: When Dewey Came to Manila

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1897 publication of When Dewey Came to Manila by James Otis, a book of children's fiction.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Play the Dewey Decimal System Game

For Teachers 1st - 5th
This lesson introduces the 10 main categories used in the Dewey Decimal Classification System for non-fiction bookshelf arrangement. A slideshow will be presented to learners to help them learn details about the Dewey Decimal...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Introduction to the Dewey Decimal System

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This lesson plan introduces the Dewey Decimal System of numbering used for arranging nonfiction books on the shelves of an elementary school library.
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Other

Middletown Thrall Library: Do the Dewey

For Students 3rd - 8th
Can you find things on your library shelves? This site from the Middletown Thrall Library helps you learn about Dewey Decimal classification. Play the interactive games to quiz yourself when you've explored the site.
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Other

Monroe County Public Library: How to Use the Dewey Decimal System

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the Dewey Decimal System, with a list of the categories.
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Cato Institute

Cato Institute: Dewey J. Jones vs. the United States [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief of a court case where the petitioner argues that the Commerce Clause does not authorize Congress to make the arson of a private residence a federal crime, as it is already a state crime, and that police powers are assigned to the...
Activity
Other

Dewey Decimal Numbers for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kid-friendly, but not condescending category names are given for all the 100 divisions of the Dewey Decimal System.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Weather Dewey

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Want to teach about the Dewey Decimal System? This flipchart will help!
eBook
Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: A Sailor Boy With Dewey, Or, Afloat in the Philippines

For Students 9th - 10th
This ebook version of Ralph Bonehill's A Sailor Boy With Dewey, Or, Afloat In The Philippines has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Know the Dewey: That's a Rap

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Middle school students develop an understanding of the organization of the library through demonstration, creative writing, book searches, and Internet use.
Primary
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: James D. Watson Nobel Lecture [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read James Dewey Watson's Nobel Lecture "The involvement of RNA in the synthesis of proteins." This lecture, originally given December 11, 1962, is provided in PDF format.
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Curated OER

Dewey, Aboard Olympia

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives the life history of Admiral George Dewey who led the attack in Manila Bay during the Spanish-American war.
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Curated OER

George Dewey

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of George Dewey.
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Curated OER

John Dewey

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of John Dewey.
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Curated OER

Spanish American War: Admiral George Dewey

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive biography on the life and military career of George Dewey, with special attention to his accomplishments in the Spanish American War.
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Curated OER

John Dewey

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An image of John Dewey.

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