Keesha was selected to direct a movie about social animals for the school’s science fair, though she isn’t certain which animals she should feature. When Ms. Frizzle suggests ants, Keesha disregards her advice, as she feels that ants are certainly aren’t social creatures. In order to prove her wrong, Ms. Frizzle takes the class on a fieldtrip where they head down into an anthill in order to see what ants are like firsthand.