Science is often sub-divided into 3 main categories, these are as follows;

Physics- About the physical properties of things
Chemistry- Substances found in nature and their relationships
Biology- Is the study of living things

Scientific ideas are ideas that are backed up with research and lead to many experiments and a lot of testing. Science, in general, may be described as information that is received through the channels of the scientific method which can be described briefly in 6 steps.

Identifying the research question
Carrying out background research based on the research question
Construction of a hypothesis. A hypothesis is a proposition of explanation as to why certain events take place
Experiment to test the hypothesis
Analysis and review of the data and drawing of a conclusion
Communication of results

	Created by James Dunne over 5 years ago

Junior Certificate Science Note on The Nature of Science, created by James Dunne on 12/05/2019.