Join us as we answer a few curious questions posed by young ones about various topics including this origin of the Dracula myth and the process of bee nectar making.
Question 1: Who Created the Story of the Vampire?
Freyja, age 8, wonders: who wrote the legend of Dracula?
- A popular children's author
- The Irish writer
- The creator of The Gruffalo
- William Shakespeare
Query 2: Why Do Bees and Wasps Sting?
A six-year-old, aged 6, questions: for what reason do bees and wasps use their stinger?
- They sting if they think you are a flower
- They sting you if you smell nice
- Stinging occurs when they need food
- It's a defense mechanism when they feel in danger
Query 3: Which Civilization Formed the First Government?
An eight-year-old, age 8, asks: who created the first governing system?
- People from Mesopotamia
- Civilization from Greece
- Society from Egypt
- The Aztecs
Query 4: How Do Honeybees Make Honey?
A seven-year-old, age 7, wonders: by what process do honeybees create 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 produce it, and bees take it from them
Question 5: Which Way of Thinking Do Infants Think in Prior to They Talk?
An eleven-year-old, age 11, inquires: before babies are able to speak, which form of thought do they think 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
