Join us while we explore some curious questions posed by children about different topics including this creation of this vampire myth and the process of bee nectar making.
Query 1: Which Person Invented the Legend of the Vampire?
Freyja, aged 8, wonders: who penned the tale of Dracula?
- Michael Morpurgo
- Bram Stoker
- Julia Donaldson
- The famous playwright
Query 2: For What Reason Do Bees and Wasps Use Their Stinger?
Gilbert, age 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
- They sting when they are hungry
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Query 3: Which Civilization Established the First Government?
An eight-year-old, age 8, inquires: which group established the very first government?
- People from Mesopotamia
- The ancient Greeks
- The ancient Egyptians
- The Aztecs
Question 4: How Do Honeybees Make Honey?
A seven-year-old, age 7, wonders: by what process do bees make honey?
- Honey comes from flowers, and bees gather 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: What Way of Thinking Do Babies Process Thoughts in Before They Can Speak?
An eleven-year-old, aged 11, questions: prior to babies are able to talk, which language 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 think in a special language that only babies understand
- They don’t think at all
