Come along as we dive into a few interesting queries posed by children about different topics including the creation of the Dracula myth and this process of bee nectar making.
Query 1: Who Created the Story of the Vampire?
A young girl, age 8, asks: who created the legend of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- The Irish writer
- Julia Donaldson
- William Shakespeare
Question 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Use Their Stinger?
Gilbert, age 6, inquires: why do insects sting?
- They might mistake you for a flower
- They sting you if you smell nice
- They sting when they are hungry
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Question 3: Which Civilization Established the Earliest Government?
Nate, aged 8, questions: which group created the first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- The ancient Greeks
- Society from Egypt
- The Mesoamerican culture
Question 4: How Do Honeybees Make Honey?
Harry, age 7, asks: how do honeybees produce honey?
- Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect it
- They are born in honey, which is produced in hive cells
- Bees take the nectar from flowers and reduce the water levels until it becomes honey
- Wasps make honey, then bees steal the honey from wasps
Question 5: What Language Do Infants Process Thoughts in Prior to They Can Speak?
Ivy, aged 11, inquires: prior to infants can speak, what form of thought do they process in?
- It’s likely that babies don’t think using words at all
- They think in whatever language their parents speak in
- They use a unique baby language
- They don’t think at all
