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ASTA SCIENCE NEWSLETTER -  COMING SOON!!! You must be an ASTA member to access it online.  A User Name and Password is Required.

The Arkansas Science Teachers Association (ASTA) has a statewide membership of over 1000 primary, elementary, middle school, high school and college teachers. ASTA is proud that we:

Provide the ASTA Science Newsletter for K-16 teachers (lessons in each issue) four times a year.
Provide the ASTA Website and K-12 science list server.  To subscribe see below.
Provide training in science education programs for K-16 teachers. 
Provide information on science course development, science labs for all grades, lab safety, and grade level science equipment lists.

Provide high quality technology staff development through the Educators' Technology Conference.

Partner with other state teacher organizations in the Arkansas Curriculum Conference.   

                                                                                   
Membership in the Arkansas Science Teachers Association is $15.00 per year. Membership is open to any kindergarten through university level teacher of science. About a third of our members teach at the lower grades, another third at the middle grades and the rest teach at the high school and college level. Our main purpose is to help each other to do a better job at teaching science to Arkansas students. 

If you are interested in joining ASTA contact the ASTA Treasurer, Kristy Kidd, 1601 North Taylor. Little Rock, AR 72207.  She needs your name, home and school addresses, phone numbers, fax, e-mail address, the level that you teach and what you teach. 

Send the following form and your check to Kristy Kidd ASTA Membership Form.

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**State Science Tests - Grade 5 & 7 are tested on the benchmark exams and High School Biology has an end of course exam.

See updated Science Equipment & Labs for K-12.

SEND MAIL TO:Bill Fulton, PRESIDENT	SEND MAIL TO: KATHY PROPHET, EXE. SECRETARY	SEND MAIL TO: SHAWN BELL, WEBMASTER!!!	TO JOIN THE ASTA K-16 SCIENCE LISTSERVER SEND AN EMAIL WITH YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME TO EITHER: KATHY PROPHET LINDA SHOTT ONCE YOU ARE SUBSCRIBED, YOU CAN SEND MESSAGES TO science@listserv.uark.edu