"All sorts of wild things are going on right outside your door! Explore the science in your own backyard with these fun Science Buddies outdoor nature projects. Step-by-step instructions and detailed photos help you learn how to tell the temperature from crickets' chirps, study the stars, find hidden colors in leaves, and more!" -- From the back cover.

Getting started -- Before you begin -- Where can a sewing needle point you? -- What's the temperature, crickets? -- How does water move through plants? -- What safely signals ants away? -- Where did all the stars go? -- What is home sweet home to a bug? -- What colors could fall leaves be hiding? -- How do worms decide where to burrow? -- What's next?