Parents have a strong influence on young children’s science learning. Factors such as parental education, interest, and child-directed speech influence how children perceive and engage with science. While the role of informal early learning settings in providing a space for parents and children to engage with science has been documented, the power of joint parent–child engagement in adult-oriented learning programs has been largely unexplored. This article explores a media-enhanced model designed to support family science within adult-oriented programs serving populations with low incomes. Families in these communities possess limited economic resources and social capital for engaging in traditional science settings. The model integrates promising features to improve science engagement for families with low incomes, such as staggered instruction, media modeling, and facilitated instruction. In this study, educators introduced science ideas to parents enrolled in adult education classes using “activity sets” that included animated videos, a digital game, and hands-on activities. Afterwards, parents used the activity sets to explore the same science ideas with their children, either in a facilitated family education setting, or at home on their own. Researchers collected qualitative data through event observations, parent interviews, parent focus groups, and educator interviews. They collected quantitative data through post-event parent surveys. Findings suggest that the model effectively promotes parents’ and children’s engagement with science and has the potential to increase adult comfort and confidence with family science.

父母对幼儿的科学学习有很大的影响。父母的教育程度，兴趣和针对儿童的言语等因素会影响儿童对科学的看法和参与方式。虽然非正式早期学习环境在为父母和孩子提供参与科学的空间方面的作用已被记录，但父母与孩子共同参与以成人为导向的学习的力量学习计划在很大程度上尚未得到探索。本文探讨了一种媒体增强模型，该模型旨在支持面向低收入人群的面向成人的计划中的家庭科学。这些社区的家庭在从事传统科学环境方面拥有有限的经济资源和社会资本。该模型集成了有前途的功能，以提高低收入家庭的科学参与度，例如交错教学、媒体建模和便利教学。在这项研究中，教育工作者使用包括动画视频、数字游戏和动手活动在内的“活动集”向参加成人教育课程的家长介绍科学思想。之后，父母使用活动集与孩子探索相同的科学思想，要么在便利的家庭教育环境中，要么 或者自己在家。研究人员通过事件观察、家长访谈、家长焦点小组和教育者访谈收集定性数据。他们通过事后家长调查收集了定量数据。研究结果表明，该模型有效地促进了父母和孩子对科学的参与，并有可能提高成人对家庭科学的舒适度和信心。