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We reviewed for the student's Biology test, mainly Evolutionary Biology. I went over his study guide with him, quizzing him and going over concepts he was having trouble grasping. I punctuated equilibrium and taxonomy.

The student worked hard to complete his post lab covering electrophoresis, as well as preparing for his Biology test the following day. This was a productive session and he seemed confident with the material that the test was going to be on.

Today was a very successful day with the student. We reviewed 3/5 exam questions and the student knew a lot of information. We went over the material that the student felt he needed clarification on. He has an exam on the 23rd of April so we will spend the next few weeks preparing for that. We already started preparing for the exam by reviewing his class notes and reviewing exam questions. I assigned the student exam II questions to review for the next session.

In today's session, we discussed the properties of acids and bases. We distinguished between Arrhenius and Bronsted-Lowry acids and bases. We discussed the physical properties of acids and bases. We also distinguished between strong and weak, in terms of disassociation. We also briefly described a titration equation and indicators.

The student was learning about the kidneys and excretion. The kidneys and excretions are a little more complicated than some other topics in bio so we took our time and reviewed the chapter thoroughly. We also watched two videos explaining the anatomy and physiology of the kidneys and another on how the kidney filters. The student grasped the concepts very well. We went over countercurrent flow and also how excretion differs in other organisms. We went over protonephridia, metanephridia, and Malpighian tubules.

During this session, the student shared that he got B's on both of his previous exams! We then moved onto the new material, which included the respiratory system. We went over the anatomy of the oropharynx, nasopharynx, and the laryngopharynx. When then moved onto the lung fields and then touched on alveolar exchange. We will continue on respiration next session. He was picking up the information well and I suggested making lists and road maps to learn the anatomy.