TeachEngineering is a resource for K12 educators wanting to introduce students to engineering even if they have no background knowledge of engineering The project is a collaboration between four engineering colleges and is funded by the National Science Foundation The resources provided here are intended to help teachers enhance learning excite students and stimulate interest in science and math through the use of handson engineering The lessons connect realworld experiences with curricular content already taught in K12 classrooms and link the content to educational standards The collection of materials are included in a database that can be searched by keyword grade level educational standard or other criteria or browsed by subject area curricular units lessons or activities Educators are encouraged to submit reviews and create their own area on the website to easily access personal favorites Only a few sample lessons were posted at the time of this report but the database is expected to be available sometime in January 2005 Other sections of the website provide information and links to learn more about the field of engineering