Join us while we answer a few curious questions posed by children about different subjects including the origin of this Dracula myth and the process of bee nectar production.
Question 1: Which Person Created the Legend of the Vampire?
A young girl, aged 8, wonders: who created the story of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- The famous playwright
Question 2: For What Reason Do Insects Sting?
A six-year-old, aged 6, asks: for what reason do insects use their stinger?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They are attracted to pleasant scents
- Stinging occurs when they need food
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Query 3: Who Established the Earliest Governing Body?
Nate, age 8, inquires: who formed the first government?
- The ancient Mesopotamians
- Civilization from Greece
- Society from Egypt
- The Mesoamerican culture
Query 4: In What Way Do Honeybees Create Their Sweet Product?
A seven-year-old, age 7, asks: by what process do honeybees create their golden nectar?
- Flowers make honey, not bees – bees just collect it
- Bees are born in honey – it’s made by all the cells in their hive
- 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
Query 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Babies Process Thoughts in Prior to They Can Speak?
Ivy, aged 11, inquires: prior to infants are able to talk, which 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 may not think in a structured way
