International audienceThis article examines the construction of differentiated representations of science amongst children from the working class by using the theoretical framework of the sociology of culture. Many cultural practices represent science as male-dominated and elitist, effectively keeping these children at a distance, but the scientific cultural offer can also be a vector for questioning stereotypes when it present diversified models of scientists.Cet article interroge la construction de représentations différenciées des sciences chez des enfants issus des milieux populaires en mobilisant les outils de la sociologie de la culture. Les loisirs culturels enfantins transmettent pour la plupart une image des sciences masculines et ...