IXL A.1 Grade 10

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A Bear in the Army

A Polish Army Unit

Rap Goes Mainstream

An innovative performance and financial need led Sylvia Robinson to produce the first commercial rap single.

The War of the Worlds Hoax

As a result of a news-style radio performance, some War of the Worlds

Rosa Parks: Lifelong Activist

As an activist and a leader, Rosa Parks devoted her life to civil rights.

Maggots as Medicine

As noted by William Baer, some

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

Because of the Triangle Shirtwaist

Chimpanzees and Humans

Chimpanzees and humans have

Muggsy Bogues: Standing Tall

Despite others' negative ideas

Deaf President Now

Due to the considerable efforts of the Deaf President Now movement,

How Fevers Help

Fevers are useful because they help

Discovering Penicillin

Fleming's chance observation of the antibacterial

Different Kinds of Leaders

Genghis Khan rules with fear and might

New Teen Literature

In contrast to most previous novels written for

Bringing Books to People

In her quest to expand library access, Mary Titcomb

Berlin Wall Tunnel

In order to rescue loved ones trapped in East Berlin

Camera-Like Memory

Individuals with eidetic memory

Flu Confusion

It addresses a common misconception about the flu shot.

Transforming Children's Television

It compares the motivation of the creators of Sesame Street with that of Fred Rogers.

Bringing Books to People

It describes Titcomb's plant to improve

Overlooked Women in Science

It describes an incident when a female scientist

How Fevers Help

It describes one manner in which fevers

Synesthesia: Mixed-Up Senses

It describes the world's origin

The Race to Space

It details the motivation for creating NASA.

Different Kinds of Leaders

It draws a contrast between the two leaders'

Muggsy Bogues: Standing Tall

It emphasizes the extent to which people focused

The War of the Worlds Hoax

It establishes that some people truly believed that the

Maggots as Medicine

It establishes the modern-day relevance

Rosa Parks: Lifelong Activist

It establishes when Parks began

Rap Goes Mainstream

It explains why Robinson was open to taking risk on rap.

Saving the Manatee

It highlights a successful conservation strategy

Camera-Like Memory

It highlights the limitations of eidetic memory.

Crystal Caves of Mexico

It identifies a condition that led to the

Berlin Wall Tunnel

It identifies a method used to rescue loved ones

The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire

It identifies the conditions that led to the great loss

A Bear in the Army

It identifies the problem the soldiers

Deaf President Now

It identifies the source of conflict between the university and its students.

Sign Language on Martha's Vineyard

It illustrates how naturals and widespread

The Bolshevik-Menshevik Divide

It illustrates one way that the Mensheviks differed from the Bolsheviks.

A Step for Democracy

It illustrates the effect of the Magna Carta

Fast or Slow?

It illustrates the slow mode using a specific example.

Discovering Penicillin

It indicates the unintentional nature of Fleming's discovery

Keeping Preemies Warm

It indicates why incubators aren't a practical solution for all preemies.

Emergency!

It provides background information about

New Teen Literature

It sets up the contrast between earlier teen novels and The Outsiders

Chimpanzees and Humans

It specifies the extent of the genetic similarity

Transforming Children's Television

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and Sesame Street were television programs that both dealt with issues previously unaddressed in children's programming.

Synesthesia: Mixed-Up Senses

People with synesthesia experience

Crystal Caves of Mexico

Specific conditions in the Cave of Crystals

Keeping Preemies Warm

Stanford students developed a baby warmer for use in the home

Saving the Manatee

Thanks to conservation efforts, Florida

Fast or Slow?

The "fast" mode of thinking is helpful

The Bolshevik-Menshevik Divide

The Bolsheviks wanted a small governing group

A Step for Democracy

The Magna Carta set the stage for democratic

Flu Confusion

The flu and the stomach flue are separate conditions

Sign Language on Martha's Vineyard

The high incidence of deafness on Martha's

The Race to Space

The launch of Sputnik 1 by the soviet union

Emergency!

To replace an inefficient emergency call system, the U.S. government

Overlooked Women in Science

Women have often failed to recieve


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