Apprendre en sciences, c'est apprendre a 'parler sciences': des eleves de l'immersion nous parlent des reactions chimiques (Learning in Science Means Learning To 'Talk Science': Immersion Students Talk to Us About Chemical Reactions).

Reports on a study of Grade 6 students in two French immersion classrooms who learned how to talk about chemical reactions. Results show that these students were able to improve how they "talk science" by appropriating certain characteristics of scientific discourse. (Author/VWL)