The underlying idea is that families will learn concrete strategies to better support their children in schools by staying engaged. Several studies have established the link between family involvement and improved student achievement, better school attendance and reduced dropout rates. Children and their families watch the video, build a project in response to the challenge that transfers specific engineering principles highlighted in the video, and share their invention through photos, videos, sketches and writing. We are currently acting as mentors and provide formative feedback to children on how to improve their designs, and engage them in a deeper conversation about the science beyond their physical projects. We have created a video of our on-going research and designed two challenges (i.e., “generate electricity to light up an LED” to provide children with an intuitive understanding of energy production; “candles in the dark” to enable children to understand the limited energy resources and need for conservation).