What Did I Think of Our Science-in-the-News Discussion?

Last week, our class was given an assignment in which we had to write a review on an article pertaining to science that we found in a newspaper. After we submitted our reviews on Moodle, we were given class time on Wednesday to discuss our articles. When I heard that we would all be discussing our articles in class, I didn't really think that it would be a lesson of my interest. But after class was over, and when I actually thought about what we had learned in class, I actually thought it was a pretty interesting activity. I liked how we all picked such different articles, and we were then able to classify what kind of science each article pertained to. Another thing I enjoyed was that we discussed our articles with our groups, and then one member had to describe each article to the class. This lesson shows that that group member had to partake in "Active listening". Instead of each of us telling the class about our article, one member had to pay attention to each members discussion. Rather than all of us only focusing on our own article, we were able to learn about a bunch of different topics in science, and what part of science they reside in. Even though it doesn't really seem like an interesting assignment, it was actually really beneficial! :)